Civil Disobedience and Other Essays
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Thoreau has inspired generations of readers to think for themselves and to find meaning and beauty in nature. This sampling includes five of his most frequently read and cited essays: "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" (1849), "Life without Principle" (1863), "Slavery in Massachusetts" (1854), "A Plea for Captain John Brown" (1869) and "Walking" (1862).
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Thoreau seems like he would have been an incredibly tedious human being to interact with.
Wow. To those who think that the rise of the anarchists/ minarchists is a new phenomenon, I present... Civil Disobedience. Wherein you read - nearly 170 years ago - most every argument I have heard any anarchist put forward regarding what is right to do where government is concerned. Relatively short at just 33 pages long, a quick but very good read, particularly the front half.
An interesting read, a good introduction to the unbalanced relation between the citizen and the state.
