Am 12. Juli 1817 wurde in Concord, Massachusetts, der US-Schriftsteller und Philosoph Henry David Thoreau geboren. Über Thoreau heißt es auf Wikipedia u.a.:

“He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.” Quelle: Wikipedia

Eines meiner Lieblingszitate aus Thoreaus Walden lautet:

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Quelle: Wikiquote

Vokabeltipps:
civil disobedience: ziviler Ungehorsam
confidently: selbstbewusst, selbstsicher
to endeavor to do sth: sich bemühen etw zu tun
unexpected: unerwartet