1. Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was a man who expressed his beliefs of society, government, and mankind while living under his own self-criticism. ... Poverty did not prevent the parents from creating a comfortable and supportive home life for their children. ... In the spring of 1836, Thoreau dropped out of Harvard due to the development of tuberculosis that was to plague his life (Concise 350). ... It is thought that Henry still harbored some ill will towards the school committee later in his life. ... It was at this point in Henry's life he decided he was going to do what ...
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