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emma_goldman
4th August 2006, 20:19
From Walden:



The gross feeder is a man in the larva state; and there are whole nations in that condition, nations without fancy or imagination, whose vast abdomens betray them.

Janus
4th August 2006, 20:59
Ok, is there anything you would like to discuss?

emma_goldman
4th August 2006, 21:02
The quote, my dear.

What people think about the quote.

Is it true/ is it false? ;)

Janus
4th August 2006, 21:25
What people think about the quote.

Is it true/ is it false?
Oh, ok, you could've said that originally.

So he seems to be talking about infant nations and greedy nations.


Anyways, moved to Lit. & Films.