Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper.

What it means

A ballot is the least you can do. Thoreau asks you to put your whole life and influence behind what you believe. Actions are the real vote.

The source

"Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper." Henry David Thoreau said it in Civil Disobedience (1849). Written in English: Resistance to Civil Government, 1849.

"Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence."

Original English (Resistance to Civil Government, 1849), Civil Disobedience (1849). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Lived two years in a cabin he built at Walden Pond and wrote Walden about it. His essay Civil Disobedience argued for refusing to cooperate with injustice.

Questions

What does "Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper." mean?

A ballot is the least you can do. Thoreau asks you to put your whole life and influence behind what you believe. Actions are the real vote.

Who said "Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper."?

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). Source: Civil Disobedience (1849).

What is the original wording?

Cast your whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but your whole influence (Original English (Resistance to Civil Government, 1849)). Written in English: Resistance to Civil Government, 1849.

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