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Civilly disobedient grandmothers

Ralph Waldo Emerson, famous 19th century idealist, upon finding his buddy Henry David Thoreau in the local jail: “Henry, what are you doing in there?” Thoreau (in there for protesting a poll tax): “Ralph, what are you doing out there?” Once again the clear will of the community is being spearheaded by a handful of […]