Is this True?

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation” - Henry David Thoreau

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  1. snackrabbit said,

    12.21.05 at 2:01 pm

    This is a fairly imprecise notion. What constitutes the mass of men? And how could we prove it true? If the desperation is quiet, by most accounts it will be tough to measure. In fact, it seems meaningless, especially without context. “Right now, at this moment, I am a quote hater” - Me, tomorrow.

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