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Henry David Thoreau Quotes: It is a great pleasure to escape sometimes from the restless class of Reformers. What if these grievances exist? So do you and I.
         

It is a great pleasure to escape sometimes from the restless class of Reformers. What if these grievances exist? So do you and I.


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