{"product_id":"civil-disobedience-henry-david-thoreau-9781646794652","title":"Civil Disobedience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If we were left solely to the wordy wit of legislators in Congress for our guidance, uncorrected by the seasonable experience and the effectual complaints of the people, America would not long retain her rank among the nations.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCivil Disobedience (1849) was originally delivered as impassioned lectures denouncing government, especially with respect to slavery and the Mexican-American War. Abolitionist Thoreau exhorts people to take action against the government, which he deems corrupt and unjust. Proponents of nonviolence such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and Leo Tolstoy credit Thoreau's essay as influential in their work. Civil Disobedience remains significant in today's society with quotes like \"The mass of men live lives of quiet desperation\" and \"A minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis timeless classic is a must read for anyone passionate about change in politics or government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry David Thoreau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646794656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646794652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.09d","brand":"Henry David Thoreau","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43945952837887,"sku":"9781646794652","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_430b6e84-42c7-40b6-8217-7aa5da370ca5.jpg?v=1681510695","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/civil-disobedience-henry-david-thoreau-9781646794652","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}