y one mind his own business, andendeavour to be what he was made." Admittedly, this is an incomplete political philosophy. Environmental problems will not disappear by minding our own business. But neither will they disappear by sneering at society or threatening violence against it. Any environmentalism that works will necessarily be one that accepts human beings and seeks to accommodate them in nature. I take from _Walden_ that I must live principally in nature, I take from "Civil Disobedience" that I must live principally in society. But as Thoreau might say, hey, that's just my opinion....
