{"product_id":"resist-much-obey-little-whitman-phone-case","title":"Resist Much, Obey Little — Whitman Phone Case","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree lines, addressed to a whole country and to nobody in particular. The first line carries the instruction; the two that follow explain what happens if you ignore it. Whitman published it in 1860 under a different title and was still moving it between clusters twenty years later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWalt Whitman, \"To the States,\" Leaves of Grass, 1881\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Resist much, obey little\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eContext\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full opening line runs: \u003cem\u003eTo the States or any one of them, or any city of the States, Resist much, obey little,\u003c\/em\u003e — and it doesn't stop there. The next two lines set the price: once unquestioning obedience, once fully enslaved; once fully enslaved, no nation, state, or city ever afterward resumes its liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe wrote it in 1860, a year before the country went to war with itself over exactly that question. It appeared under three different cluster headings across three decades. The words never changed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou read the news and work out for yourself what it means\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou've been told to fall in line and found a better answer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou reach for your phone dozens of times a day and would rather see something worth reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne word is heavier than everything around it — \u003cem\u003emuch\u003c\/em\u003e. Whitman didn't write \"resist.\" He wrote how much, and the design puts the weight exactly there. You'll read that word first every time you pick up the phone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe two halves never align; the second steps right of the first and stays there. That's the same deliberate off-balance — \u003cem\u003efukinsei\u003c\/em\u003e — that runs through this collection: nothing squared up, nothing settled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout This Case\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDual-layer construction — flexible inner layer, hard polycarbonate outer shell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised edges protect the screen and camera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep black ground runs to every edge; the words sit clear of the camera cutout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWireless charging compatible — works with most Qi-enabled devices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKeep away from prolonged direct sunlight and high-alcohol liquids to preserve the design.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWalt Whitman, in Plain English\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBorn in West Hills, New York, 1819; died in Camden, New Jersey, 1892\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelf-published the first \u003cem\u003eLeaves of Grass\u003c\/em\u003e in 1855: a preface and twelve untitled poems. He rebuilt the book five more times over the next twenty-six years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpent the Civil War years in Washington as an unpaid hospital visitor, sitting with wounded soldiers on both sides\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLived his last nineteen years in Camden, New Jersey, receiving visitors from three continents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1881 Osgood edition is the one that settled the arrangement — the clusters, the order, where each poem finally lived\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eMore from this collection\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/resist-much-obey-little-whitman-t-shirt\"\u003eResist Much, Obey Little — Whitman T-Shirt\u003c\/a\u003e — the same four words, worn. See the full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/walt-whitman\"\u003eWalt Whitman collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/walt-whitman-be-curious-not-judgmental\"\u003eRead: Ted Lasso's Best Quote Came From a 1986 Advice Column →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quoteiac","offers":[{"title":"iPhone 11","offer_id":43137004339294,"sku":"8281804_15392","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 11 Pro","offer_id":43137004372062,"sku":"8281804_15393","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 11 Pro Max","offer_id":43137004404830,"sku":"8281804_15394","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 mini","offer_id":43137004437598,"sku":"8281804_15396","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12","offer_id":43137004470366,"sku":"8281804_15395","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 Pro","offer_id":43137004503134,"sku":"8281804_15397","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 12 Pro Max","offer_id":43137004535902,"sku":"8281804_15398","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 mini","offer_id":43137004568670,"sku":"8281804_15400","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13","offer_id":43137004601438,"sku":"8281804_15399","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 Pro","offer_id":43137004634206,"sku":"8281804_15401","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 13 Pro Max","offer_id":43137004666974,"sku":"8281804_15402","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14","offer_id":43137004699742,"sku":"8281804_16125","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Plus","offer_id":43137004732510,"sku":"8281804_16129","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Pro","offer_id":43137004765278,"sku":"8281804_16127","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 14 Pro Max","offer_id":43137004798046,"sku":"8281804_16131","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15","offer_id":43137004830814,"sku":"8281804_17715","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Plus","offer_id":43137004863582,"sku":"8281804_17717","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Pro","offer_id":43137004896350,"sku":"8281804_17719","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 15 Pro Max","offer_id":43137004929118,"sku":"8281804_17721","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16","offer_id":43137004961886,"sku":"8281804_20306","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Plus","offer_id":43137004994654,"sku":"8281804_20307","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Pro","offer_id":43137005027422,"sku":"8281804_20308","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 16 Pro Max","offer_id":43137005060190,"sku":"8281804_20309","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17","offer_id":43137005092958,"sku":"8281804_33989","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Air","offer_id":43137005125726,"sku":"8281804_33990","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Pro","offer_id":43137005158494,"sku":"8281804_33991","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"iPhone 17 Pro Max","offer_id":43137005191262,"sku":"8281804_33992","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/8664\/4318\/files\/Resist-Much-Whitman-Phone-Case-iPhone-11.png?v=1786228774","url":"https:\/\/quoteiac.com\/products\/resist-much-obey-little-whitman-phone-case","provider":"Quoteiac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}