Kind of self imposed slavery-to life of quiet desperation

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Historically, Americans have valued hard work as a virtue. Thoreau, however, arges that too much work can lead to a kind of self imposed slavery and to a life of "quiet desperation". What kinds of slavery does he think are worse than actual slavery and why? What is "quiet desperation"? Can you think of any example of quiet desperaation: from your own life or from people you know? Literature

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