Resist much, obey little

Walt Whitman, 19th Century Bard of America.
Ginsberg talks of Whitmanic Consciousness so I thought I'd check him out. I racked Leaves of Grass from Borders. I love it but it's huge, his lifework masterpiece, so I'm still close to the beginning. The most memorable quote so far is addressed to the States of America saying "Resist much, obey little".

Here's an excerpt from 'Starting From Paumanok'.

I will make the true poem of riches,
To earn for the body and the mind whatever adheres and goes
forward and is not dropt by death;
I will effuse egotism and show it underlying all, and I will be the
bard of personality,
And I will show of male and female that either is but the equal
of the other,
And sexual organs and acts! do you concentrate in me, for I am
determin'd to tell you with courageous clear voice to prove
you illustrious,
And I will show that there is no imperfection in the present,
and can be none in the future,
And I will show that whatever happens to anybody it may be
turn'd to beautiful results,
And I will show that nothing can happen more beautiful than death.