Henry David Thoreau

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Henry David Thoreau Civil Disobedience
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Two quotes that sum upCivil Disobedience

• It is every citizens moral obligation to resist
  immoral acts of government.
• Do what you know to be right, and accept the
  consequences of your actions.

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What got Thoreau fired up?

• opposition to the Mexican War
• it is not enough just to not take part, you have
  to do something to stop it
• taxes -- Thoreau refused to pay taxes that would
  help fund the war
• arrested and spent time in jail

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Lessons Thoreau would want us to learn from his
experience

• Opposition to government -- dont trust the
  government to make decisions for you
• Dont believe the government has your individual
  interest in mind

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Mohandas Gandhi

• passive resistance
• non-violence

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• non-violence
• Letter From a Birmingham Jail