On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

36 pages paperback 1849

82 editions

nonfiction classics essays philosophy politics informative reflective slow-paced
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Thoreau asserts that because governments are typically more harmful than helpful, they therefore cannot be justified. Democracy is no cure for this, as majorities simply by virtue of being majorities do not also gain the virtues of wisdom and just...

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