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The chief want, in every state that I have been into, was a high and earnest purpose in its inhabitants.


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This page presents the quote "The chief want, in every state that I have been into, was a high and earnest purpose in its inhabitants.". Author of this quote is Henry David Thoreau. This quote is about purpose, responsibility, earnest,.