The Resource On the duty of civil disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
On the duty of civil disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
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- Summary
- On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (1849) is an essay by the American transcendentalist writer and poet Henry David Thoreau in which he insists that rebelling against a government is a duty whenever such a government starts taking decisions against the will of the people. Thoreau justifies his radical stance by the fact that elected governments are not always legitimate or fair decision-makers. For him, this is mainly exemplified in the way his contemporary government of the United States, being elected and legitimate, legalizes and encourages slave-trade and levies taxes to finance the illegitimate war with Mexico. If democracy means the rule of the majority, the latter is not necessarily always right or wiser than the minority. A government, for Thoreau, is corrupt by nature and must be revolted against as soon as signs of this corruption become visible. Besides, the essay does not just put the blame only on the government and its supporters, but more importantly on those who are convinced of its corruption and remain aloof. The people, according to Thoreau, should not just remain passive waiting for the next elections because to hope for justice and real reformation through voting is completely ineffective. Justice must be imposed and not just voted for. If people live under an obviously unjust law, they must fight to change it and not simply wait for election to do so
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Note
- "1849, original title: Resistance to civil government."
- Isbn
- 9781780007182
- Label
- On the duty of civil disobedience
- Title
- On the duty of civil disobedience
- Statement of responsibility
- by Henry David Thoreau
- Subject
-
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Civil disobedience
- Civil disobedience
- Homes
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- Manners and customs
- Massachusetts -- Walden Woods
- Natural history -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Solitude
- Solitude
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Walden Woods (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
- Wilderness areas
- Wilderness areas -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Natural history
- 1800-1899
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (1849) is an essay by the American transcendentalist writer and poet Henry David Thoreau in which he insists that rebelling against a government is a duty whenever such a government starts taking decisions against the will of the people. Thoreau justifies his radical stance by the fact that elected governments are not always legitimate or fair decision-makers. For him, this is mainly exemplified in the way his contemporary government of the United States, being elected and legitimate, legalizes and encourages slave-trade and levies taxes to finance the illegitimate war with Mexico. If democracy means the rule of the majority, the latter is not necessarily always right or wiser than the minority. A government, for Thoreau, is corrupt by nature and must be revolted against as soon as signs of this corruption become visible. Besides, the essay does not just put the blame only on the government and its supporters, but more importantly on those who are convinced of its corruption and remain aloof. The people, according to Thoreau, should not just remain passive waiting for the next elections because to hope for justice and real reformation through voting is completely ineffective. Justice must be imposed and not just voted for. If people live under an obviously unjust law, they must fight to change it and not simply wait for election to do so
- Cataloging source
- TEFOD
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
- Resistance to civil government
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1817-1862
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Dewey number
- 818/.303
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3048
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Thoreau, Henry David
- Walden Woods (Mass.)
- Wilderness areas
- Natural history
- Authors, American
- Solitude
- Civil disobedience
- Thoreau, Henry David
- Authors, American
- Civil disobedience
- Homes
- Manners and customs
- Natural history
- Solitude
- Wilderness areas
- Massachusetts
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- Label
- On the duty of civil disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
- Note
- "1849, original title: Resistance to civil government."
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- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 862147340
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781780007182
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- unknown
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- rdamedia
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- c
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- ec24b847-0faa-42da-add7-0e9ac1649fcd
- Publisher number
- MWT11388159
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- not applicable
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- unknown
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862147340
- Label
- On the duty of civil disobedience, by Henry David Thoreau
- Note
- "1849, original title: Resistance to civil government."
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 862147340
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781780007182
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- ec24b847-0faa-42da-add7-0e9ac1649fcd
- Publisher number
- MWT11388159
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)862147340
Subject
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- Biographies
- Biography
- Civil disobedience
- Civil disobedience
- Homes
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General
- Manners and customs
- Massachusetts -- Walden Woods
- Natural history -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Solitude
- Solitude
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862
- Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Walden Woods (Mass.) -- Social life and customs
- Wilderness areas
- Wilderness areas -- Massachusetts | Walden Woods
- Natural history
- 1800-1899
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