Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｔｈｏｒｅａｕ is still respected in USA ?

Question

Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｔｈｏｒｅａｕ is still respected in USA ?

Answer 1

Not by me.

Answer 2

If you're not a dumbass.  Although he was quite full of s**t in many respects (see: numerous inconsistencies throughout Walden Pond) he was still a brilliant thinker and a brilliant writer as well as having the courage to stand up for his convictions.

Speaking of being imprisoned:

"The only house in a slave State in which a free man can abide with honor..."

Answer 3

I don't know if he is widely known anymore. I really like him, myself. I remember reading his "Walden Pond" book in high school, and being very inspired.

I haven't heard much about him, though, anywhere.  

Answer 4

Thoreau is too transcendental for my tastes...