Henry David Thoreau quote: Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support ...

Those who, while they disapprove of the character and measures of a government, yield to it their allegiance and support are undoubtedly its most conscientious supporters, and so frequently the most serious obstacles to reform.

~ Henry David Thoreau ~

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