Civil Disobedience Thesis

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The main point Civil Disobedience makes is that a man should not be governed by representatives of the majority put into power, but rather be governed by himself. Henry Thoreau often brings up very controversial subjects such as the Mexican war, government and slavery. He strongly disapproves of these subjects as he believes they are immoral and unjust. In many points he explains what he believes to be just.
Throughout the essay, Thoreau places a lot of focus on the individual man often stating that men who obey the unjust laws of the government have very little worth. His belief is that under the government’s rule, a man is robbed of his conscience and should therefore disassociate himself with the government were he to ever live out his

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