On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Authors: Henry David Thoreau
Genres: Essays
Topics: Community, Business, Economics, Government & Law, Psychology & Philosophy
Lexile: 1340,
Publisher: LightSail Classics
BISAC/Subject: LCO010000, YAN052040, YAN025220
ISBN: LC00000000059,
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 24,
Synopsis: Thoreau begins his essay by arguing that government rarely proves itself useful and that it derives its power from the majority because they are the strongest group, not because they contain the most legitimate viewpoint.
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