The Fate Of The Country... Does Not Depend On What Kind Of Paper You Drop Into The Ballot Box Once A Year, But On What Kind Of Man You Drop From Your Chamber Into The Street Every Morning.

The Fate Of The Country... Does Not Depend On What Kind Of Paper You Drop Into The Ballot Box Once A Year, But On What Kind Of Man You Drop From Your Chamber Into The Street Every Morning.

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The fate of the country... does not depend on what
kind of paper you drop into the ballot box once a
year, but on what kind of man you drop from your
chamber into the street every morning.
-- Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

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