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Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau

Conscience and the limits of obedience

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Conscience and the limits of obedience

Henry David Thoreau’s 1849 essay examines the conflict between individual conscience and government authority. Its central argument is that people should not let governments override their moral judgment or make them participants in injustice. This hardcover edition also includes a biographical essay on Thoreau by historian Elbert Hubbard, placing the essay alongside a brief account of its author.

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  • Readers interested in Thoreau’s political thought and writing on conscience
  • Those exploring arguments about government authority and individual responsibility
  • Readers who value editions that pair a primary text with biographical context

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Individual conscienceGovernment authorityMoral responsibilityCivil disobedience

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Book overview

In his 1849 essay Civil Disobedience, Henry David Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing the government to make them the agents of injustice. Mohandas Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) credited Thoreau's essay with being "the chief cause of the abolition of slavery in America." This new hardcover edition of Civil Disobedience includes a biographical essay on Thoreau by historian Elbert Hubbard.
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