" those that can be left out.  Quotes from the document would be appropriate, certainly, within the context of an examination of the essay's influence or how different scholars have interpreted the importance of Thoreau's argument.  But, a ""paraphrased synopsis"" is very troublesome to me precisely because it provides only bits and pieces, and does so in an unencyclopædic manner. -[[User:RepublicanJacobite|