In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "If my wants should be much increased, the labor required to supply them would become a drudgery." What does this statement mean?

A. Work is meaningful only when you think about what you'll be able to do with the money you earn.

B. The more you have, the more you want.

C. Slavery was wrong because it meant that some people worked hard to satisfy other people's wants.

D. If you don't want much, you don't have to spend as much time being miserable working to get it.

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Myles Lyons

Social Studies

18 June, 12:47

In "Life without Principle," Thoreau writes, "If my wants should be much increased, the labor required to supply them would become a drudgery." What does this statement mean?

A. Work is meaningful only when you think about what you'll be able to do with the money you earn.

B. The more you have, the more you want.

C. Slavery was wrong because it meant that some people worked hard to satisfy other people's wants.

D. If you don't want much, you don't have to spend as much time being miserable working to get it.

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Kolton Gay · Answer 1

I think the answer is b or c because B is all about money. When you have lost of money you want a lot of things. while c is saying how people back then had to work for people and they got noting for it.