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What is David Thoreau's '' Resistance to civil Government'' about?
The role the government should play in people's lives
What does Henry Thoreau believe people should do when they think a law is unfair?
Ignore it and distance themselves from the government
Why does Thoreau believe that people should work?
Thoreau believes that people should work because they love what they do.
What does Thoreau mean when he writes Government is at best an expedient but most governments are usually and all governments are sometimes inexpedient?
Thoreau means that government is a necessary evil but in practice many governments are ineffective or counterproductive. He argues that people should question the legitimacy of government actions when they contradict moral principles or individual conscience. Thoreau emphasizes the importance of individual judgment and civil disobedience in holding government accountable.
What topic is Henry David Thoreau's Resistance to Civil Government primarily about?
The role the government should play in people's lives
How does Thoreau view government?
Thoreau believed that government should be limited and that individuals have a duty to resist unjust laws. He advocated for civil disobedience as a means to challenge government authority when it violates moral principles. Thoreau valued individual conscience and autonomy over submission to a government that goes against personal beliefs.
What should the government do?
The government shouldn't have a lot of power over people- the government didn't make people. ONly God should be able to collect taxes or impose laws, as He has done. The government should also not over regulate the economy, because people can only earn what the market should bear. the government is best which governs least, as Thoreau said. The government should not climb in your windows or snatch your people up and should especially not try to you-know them. The government shouldn't have as much power as the law, in the case of the US the Constitution. The government shouldn't let bad things happen to people, except to people who do bad things to other people. The government should also not bs answers to internet questions.
What does Henry David Thoreau believe people should do when they think a law is unfair?
Ignore it and distance themselves from the government
What might Thoreau think about the role of government in todays society?
Thoreau might argue that government should be limited and only involved in matters that protect individual liberties. He might criticize the overreach of government control and advocate for a more decentralized governing system. Thoreau would likely emphasize the importance of personal responsibility and self-reliance over reliance on government intervention.
How does Henry david thoreau use logos in resistance to civil government?
To build an argument that a government should represent the desires of its people
Why should government get involved in commercial activities?
Government should get involve so that they people(the people in the country)would know them better and when elections come up the people would know who to vote for and who not to vote for.
What does the quote 'That government is best which governs least' from Henry David Thoreau mean?
The context is: I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto, - "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe, - "That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Essentially Thoreau is saying that people are better off when they are left to themselves, without the government's meddling (which is most of what government does). But, he qualifies the statement, it takes a particular sort of person to be able to live in such a society (without it breaking up into hunter-gather bands).
