Civil Disobedience Questions on Government
Civil Disobedience
Metaphors used by Thoreau in "Civil Disobedience"
In "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau uses several metaphors, including the government as a machine, which he argues citizens must be a counter friction to stop its injustice. He also compares the state...
Civil Disobedience
What are the opposing ideas in Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" and their truths?
Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" contrasts the ideas of a "governing government" versus a "non-governing government," advocating for minimal government interference. He argues that the best government...
Civil Disobedience
What did Thoreau value more: material equality or citizen liberty?
Thoreau valued citizen liberty more than material equality, as evidenced in "Civil Disobedience." He believed government should preserve individual freedoms and not enforce unjust laws, like...