Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience
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Publisher : The Floating Press
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9781775412465
ISBN-13 : 1775412466
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Book Synopsis Civil Disobedience by : Henry David Thoreau

Download or read book Civil Disobedience written by Henry David Thoreau and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoreau wrote Civil Disobedience in 1849. It argues the superiority of the individual conscience over acquiescence to government. Thoreau was inspired to write in response to slavery and the Mexican-American war. He believed that people could not be made agents of injustice if they were governed by their own consciences.


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