Resistance to Civil Government (1849) by: Henry David Thoreau (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781543111620)

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).

Author: Henry David Thoreau
ISBN-10: 1543111629
ISBN-13: 9781543111620
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2017
Pages: 40
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d