Civil Disobedience: When Do We Have a Duty to Disobey?
Thoreau develops a theory of the ethics of civil disobedience in the context of his tax resistance during the Mexican-American war.
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Thoreau develops a theory of the ethics of civil disobedience in the context of his tax resistance during the Mexican-American war.
Thoreau describes his brief imprisonment and discusses the relationship between the state, his community, and his duties as an individual.