THOREAU ON CIVIL DISOBEDIANCE Henry David Thoreau’s basis for objecting to the government was very well thought-out, as he details three main tenets in opposing an unjust government. He starts out by stating the individual duties each person has as a mere citizen, as a good neighbor. Things such as maintaining your humanity and conscience are key, he says. Then, he outlines what people should do in response to government injustices, mainly in the …showed first 75 words of 1505 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1505 total…man, even the smallest beginnings wouldn’t go unnoticed and that he was trying to make some sort of impact with his moral actions. Part of that included his not waiting for the majority to be on his side, (“any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one”) and acting immediately and morally when he saw an injustice. That then, was the basis of his reasons and remedies for an unjust government.