"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
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Disappointing. Didn't much get into 'why he matters'.
The article states "Despite his deep-rooted individualism, Thoreau was readily moved to activism against injustice. "
Shouldn't this be BECAUSE of his deep rooted individualism?