"It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?"

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Anarchists from the United StatesAbolitionistsUnitarians from the United States19th-century poets from the United StatesLeft-libertarians
Original Language: English

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Letter to Harrison Blake (November 16, 1857)

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Letter to Harrison Blake (November 16, 1857)