Henry David Thoreau - Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience)

Onox · 03-09-2006, 01:38 PM

Although this isn't a book, I thought it would be an interesting essay for you all to read anyway. Originally written in 1849 about the Mexican-American war and slavery, it basically shows his dislike for government. It's written on the idea that if a law is unjust, you can't obey it, for that shows that you agree with, or at least can live with, the law. The only way to get away from unjust laws, he says, is to try to get the law changed through legislation while actively disobeying it. The essay can be found at http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Civil_..._David_Thoreau

nornerator · 03-10-2006, 01:40 PM

This is a great Essay! I've read it before, and quite frankly I cannot disagree with Thoreau's logic!

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Onox New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 34 Grams: 2,226.72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Stock Portfolio Total Value: 0.000 Gain/Loss: 0.000%	Henry David Thoreau - Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) Although this isn't a book, I thought it would be an interesting essay for you all to read anyway. Originally written in 1849 about the Mexican-American war and slavery, it basically shows his dislike for government. It's written on the idea that if a law is unjust, you can't obey it, for that shows that you agree with, or at least can live with, the law. The only way to get away from unjust laws, he says, is to try to get the law changed through legislation while actively disobeying it. The essay can be found at http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Civil_..._David_Thoreau

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