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Wednesday, July 4, 2018
An Observation by Henry David Thoreau on 4 July 1858
On this day, Independence Day, in 1858, Henry David Thoreau wrote the following observation in his journal:
It is far more independent to travel on foot.
Source: Daily Observations: Thoreau on the Days of the Year (2005), edited by Steve Grant
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