Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau

41 pages 1-hour read

Henry David Thoreau

Civil Disobedience

Nonfiction | Essay / Speech | Adult | Published in 1849

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Conscience clashes with law in Thoreau's powerful call for individual moral responsibility over blind obedience to unjust government. Test your understanding of this foundational essay that inspired Gandhi, King, and countless advocates for peaceful resistance to injustice.

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