"It would be worth the while if in……" — Henry David Thoreau
"It would be worth the while if in each town there were a committee appointed to see that the beauty of the town received no detriment. If we have the largest boulder in the county, then it should not belong to an individual, nor be made into door-steps."
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Henry David Thoreau
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