dirty　institutions；　and；　if　they　can；　constrain　him　to　belong　to
  their　desperate　odd…fellow　society。　　It　is　true；　I　might　have
  resisted　forcibly　with　more　or　less　effect；　might　have　run　〃amok〃
  against　society；　but　I　preferred　that　society　should　run　〃amok〃
  against　me；　it　being　the　desperate　party。　　However；　I　was　released
  the　next　day；　obtained　my　mended　shoe；　and　returned　to　the　woods　in
  season　to　get　my　dinner　of　huckleberries　on　Fair　Haven　Hill。　　I　was
  never　molested　by　any　person　but　those　who　represented　the　State。　　I
  had　no　lock　nor　bolt　but　for　the　desk　which　held　my　papers；　not　even
  a　nail　to　put　over　my　latch　or　windows。　　I　never　fastened　my　door
  night　or　day；　though　I　was　to　be　absent　several　days；　not　even　when
  the　next　fall　I　spent　a　fortnight　in　the　woods　of　Maine。　　And　yet　my
  house　was　more　respected　than　if　it　had　been　surrounded　by　a　file　of
  soldiers。　　The　tired　rambler　could　rest　and　warm　himself　by　my　fire；
  the　literary　amuse　himself　with　the　few　books　on　my　table；　or　the
  curious；　by　opening　my　closet　door；　see　what　was　left　of　my　dinner；
  and　what　prospect　I　had　of　a　supper。　　Yet；　though　many　people　of
  every　class　came　this　way　to　the　pond；　I　suffered　no　serious
  inconvenience　from　these　sources；　and　I　never　missed　anything　but
  one　small　book；　a　volume　of　Homer；　which　perhaps　was　improperly
  gilded；　and　this　I　trust　a　soldier　of　our　camp　has　found　by　this
  time。　　I　am　convinced；　that　if　all　men　were　to　live　as　simply　as　I
  then　did；　thieving　and　robbery　would　be　unknown。　　These　take　place
  only　in　communities　where　some　have　got　more　than　is　sufficient
  while　others　have　not　enough。　　The　Pope's　Homers　would　soon　get
  properly　distributed。
  〃Nec　bella　fuerunt；
  Faginus　astabat　dum　scyphus　ante　dapes。〃
  〃Nor　wars　did　men　molest；
  When　only　beechen　bowls　were　in　request。〃
  〃You　who　govern　public　affairs；　what　need　have　you　to　employ
  punishments？　　Love　virtue；　and　the　people　will　be　virtuous。　　The
  virtues　of　a　superior　man　are　like　the　wind；　the　virtues　of　a　common
  man　are　like　the　grass　　I　the　grass；　when　the　wind　passes　over　it；
  bends。〃