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Generally Thoreau is credited with coining this phrase , and he most certainly wasn't a libertarian (which is nothing more than an anarchist.) He believed that government was a necessity and had its place, he merely believed in civil disobedience when one disagreed with the government.
I know this, but he didn't advocate for a strong centralized government.
Actually in the battle of the day over who should be the more influential between state and federal governments, Thoreau favored the federal government.
I really think that you are distorting reality to suit your case.
Thoreau didn't sit in jail because he believe in federal policy. He didn't spend years excluding himself from federalist policies.
While he believed in federalism, he would not accept our current federalist government.
Unfortunately, you are a rw kook who thinks otherwise.