slavery
The Mexican-American War :)
In "Resistance to Civil Government," Thoreau criticizes the institution of government for practicing unjust policies such as slavery, the Mexican-American War, and the enforcement of unjust laws. He argues that individuals should resist supporting such actions through passive resistance and civil disobedience. Thoreau advocates for individual conscience and moral principles as the foundation for just governance.
To explain why citizens have a moral obligation to disobey laws they find unjust
Henry David Thoreau's primary purpose in writing "Civil Disobedience" was to argue for individual resistance to unjust government actions, particularly in the form of passive resistance to unjust laws. Thoreau believed that individuals have a moral obligation to refuse to participate in injustice and to act according to their own conscience.
The role the government should play in people's lives
To explain when a person has a moral obligation to disobey the law
To compare injustice to something concrete -apex
To explain why citizens have a moral obligation to disobey laws they find unjust
In Jail
In Jail
That it has not done enough to truly represent the people
That it has not done enough to truly represent the people