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Resistance to Civil Government - by Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)

Resistance to Civil Government - by  Henry David Thoreau & Ralph Waldo Emerson (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Even a cursory reading of Henry David Thoreau's immortal essay about civil disobedience reveals echoes in contemporary discussions of individual rights and the limits of government in a free society. Its themes resonate into the 21st century. Faced with a federal government that condoned the institution of slavery and was waging a war of questionable origin in Mexico, Thoreau pushed his readers to consider the responsibility of an individual with conscience. </p><p><br></p><p>This edition includes "The definition of a peaceable revolution," an introductory essay by Warren Bluhm, and bonus content, Ralph Waldo Emerson's 1844 essay "Politics."</p>

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