Project Gutenberg 1993-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 2751 Thoreau, Henry David 1817 1862 Thoreau, Henry D. (Henry David) On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_(Thoreau) Sameer Parekh "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau is a philosophical essay written in the mid-19th century. This influential work explores the relationship between the individual and the state, specifically advocating for civil disobedience as a form of protest against governmental injustice. Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences and moral beliefs. In the essay, Thoreau discusses various themes, including the nature of government, the responsibility of citizens to act according to their moral convictions, and the necessity of resisting unjust laws. He emphasizes that a government’s authority arises from the consent of the governed and critiques the complicity of society in perpetuating slavery and war. By sharing his own experiences, including his time in jail for refusing to pay a poll tax, Thoreau illustrates the importance of personal integrity and the moral imperative to act against injustice, even at a personal cost. His call to action has resonated through the ages, influencing later civil rights movements and thinkers who advocate for nonviolent resistance against oppressive systems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Civil disobedience Government, Resistance to HM PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: American Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Politics 78942 2025-08-01T03:50:14.921636 text/html 79430 2021-02-14T03:30:57 text/html; charset=utf-8 29314 2021-02-14T03:34:09 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 111222 2025-08-01T03:50:20.064604 application/epub+zip 110066 2025-08-01T03:50:17.670612 application/epub+zip 98492 2025-08-01T03:50:16.582619 application/epub+zip 233796 2025-08-01T03:50:21.785597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226826 2025-08-01T03:50:19.406615 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187832 2022-09-01T03:58:07.560355 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72305 2025-08-01T03:50:14.564635 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 72247 2021-02-14T03:33:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27963 2021-02-14T03:33:45 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19298 2025-08-01T03:50:21.911595 application/rdf+xml 15880 2025-08-01T03:50:17.081619 image/jpeg 3755 2025-08-01T03:50:16.832630 image/jpeg 109188 2025-08-01T03:50:14.929629 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia