You must take the side of truth, of justice, of humanity, of liberty. You must resist the law which has no right to be. You must disobey it. You must not quote Jefferson or Adams or Washington. The question is not what they would do. It is, what do you do? […] We must choose the side of deity. The side of truth, of conscience, of humanity. Address on the Fugitive Slave Law — Emerson — 3 mai 1854Il m’a fallu longtemps pour comprendre que prendre la parole ne va pas de soi. Parler, c’est s’expo...