Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American Philosopher, naturalist, essayist, and poet. A leading thinker in the Transcendentalist School, he is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay "Civil Disobedience". Thoreau is also known for his advancements in thought surrounding Abolitionism, Tax Resistance, Development Criticism, Civil Disobedience, Conscientious Objection, Direct Action, Environmentalism, Anarchism, and Simple Living.

Thoreau, along with individuals like Lysander Spooner, Benjamin Tucker, Samuel Edward Konkin III, are secondary influences on much thought within the Libertarian Party, behind the primary influence of Murray Rothbard, who conceived of the core tenets of the party such as Self-Ownership and the Non-Aggression Principle. The Libertarian Party Wild Caucus explicitly espouses many of the beliefs of Thoreau.

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