Walden
What does Thoreau say about buying land?
Don't buy greedily, if it is good buy it immediately if not don't dwell on it.
According to Thoreau, what government is best?
The one that governs least
What does Thoreau value more than ownership?
Refusal
What do governments or leaders show?
People are easily persuaded or malleable.
Why did Thoreau buy a house in the woods?
To see "real" life or the purely instinctual elements of life
What is the ONLY element of society that the government should control?
The army
What did Thoreau obsess over?
Real estate / potential locations for a home
What happens when we stare through the man-made glass heaven above us?
We still only see the true heaven through it.
Thoreau says that most, in relation to God, believe the chief end of man is to...
What should citizens do to make this government a reality?
Make known the government that commands respect
What did Thoreau compare the farm to?
Milk
Why did Thoreau leave the woods
He had "more lives to live"
When is life sweetest, according to Thoreau?
When it is simplified to its bare essentials
What is one thing the government does NOT do?
- Keep the country free
- Settle the west
- Educate
What does Thoreau say to do to the affairs of life?
Simplify, simplify
Explain the quote, "I have always been regretting that I was not as wise as the day I was born."
Pure instinct is more valuable than lifelong intellect (or something similar)