Civil Disobedience
Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).
Resistance to Civil Government (Civil Disobedience) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published in 1849. In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).
This classic piece of American literature is the basis for nonviolent protest from the late 19th century to the present in the United States and throughout the world.
This classic piece of American literature is the basis for nonviolent protest from the late 19th century to the present in the United States and throughout the world.
This is to be used for the Summer Reading Assignment for the 2024-2025 school year.
This is to be used for the Summer Reading Assignment for the 2024-2025 school year.
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