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A Note on Inclusive Language

It is evident to me that Thoreau clearly intended a universal understanding in his writings, even as he employed the common terminology of his day, including the use of the male gender to stand for all of humankind.

While I believe that changing Thoreau’s gendered pronouns and nouns would actually amplify Thoreau’s voice for the 21st century and remove obstacles that some readers may encounter in reading these selections as spiritual meditations, I have represented Thoreau in his own words and presented these quotations accurately and wholly.

I ask the reader to keep these concerns in mind when reading these pages, and encourage you to substitute the inclusive wording yourself. I believe that Henry David Thoreau, the visionary and egalitarian human being, would appreciate that.