Henry David Thoreau, an American author, laid down the reasons why men should seek to govern their own actions by justice rather than legality. Thoreau’s refusal to pay taxes was a paradigm of civil disobedience. It was a civic act, the resistance of a person in his capacity as a citizen under government. Thoreau’s philosophy of civil disobedience influenced the political thought and actions of such notable figures
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see,” once stated Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was not famously recognized while he was living; however, as his work matured, he was noticed more and more as a prominent writer and is now cherished by millions of readers. Thoreau's work reflected his rugged individualism and a life lived close to nature; Thoreau protested America's move from an agrarian society to the Industrial Revolution. He deeply influenced the transcendental movement and
this case injustice, practiced by governments and societies. Civil disobedience is the active refusal to obey laws and commands of a government. It is more of a symbolic violation of the the law, rather than a physically aggressive one. It is disobedience by nonviolent resistance to whomever might be holding the central power. The two philosophers Henry David Thoreau and Socrates, both grealy renowned for their work, serve as examples of how the concept of civil disobedience can be applied in contrary
Holland October 8, 2014 Citizen Rights Over Government 19th century was a time when new ideas where emerging allowing for old traditions to be questioned, ideas ranging from the concept of God to, most importantly, the Civil government governing society. Because of rapid growth and the Manifest Destiny in full effect, the United States government implemented laws seemingly to better the lives of Citizens.. In “Resistance to Civil Government,” Henry David Thoreau, through the supplementing of rhetoric