jan 1, 1849 - Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience

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Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience," first published in 1849 under the title "Resistance to Civil Government," is an essay that argues for individual resistance to a government that acts unjustly, emphasizing the moral duty to follow one's conscience over law. Thoreau's work was inspired by his opposition to slavery and the Mexican-American War, advocating nonviolent resistance as a powerful and necessary response to government policies perceived as immoral.

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