He also described the function of government. Government should control by people and has the least power. People have the right to resistance. Civil disobedience is a necessary expression of individual conscience and morality.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Henry David Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government
Henry David Thoreau was influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Thoreau spent one night in the jail because he refused to pay taxes. He also against slavery. Thoreau emphasized the importance of individualism. "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward." He challenged the government that people can disobey the government and don't support it."That government is best which governs not at all."
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This entry is not long enough to explore the things that we have discussed in class. Where are your thoughts about what this man is saying? Your thoughts are what I want to see here, not just repeating what the writer says.
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