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Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience

by Thoreau, Henry David
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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is an essay by American author Henry David Thoreau and was first published in 1849 with the title of "Resistance to Civil Government". Thoreau sets for an argument that permit governments to rule or degrade their consciences, otherwise the government forces one to become an agent of injustice. Thoreau was motivated by his opposition to slavery and with the Mexican-American War (1846-1848).

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Brand12th Media Services
Pub dateJan 1, 1849
ISBN-101680920618
ISBN-139781680920611
Hardcover36.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions8 × 0.25 × 5 in
Weight0 lb
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