Which Way the Wind? - Segment 4

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More than a hundred years ago, Henry David Thoreau, author of Walden Pond, was jailed for not paying his taxes.  His thoughts during incarceration became “Civil Disobedience,” which in turn influenced Gandhi’s work in India during the middle of the 20th century.  Thoreau’s words still ring true today.

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