On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience - 9781976229558

Full text. Thoreau wrote this classic essay to advocate public resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust. The practical application of Civil Disobedience was largely ignored until the 20th century when, at different times, Modanda Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and anti-Vietnam War activists applied Thoreau's principles.

• | Author: Henry David Thoreau
• | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Sep 08, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 48 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1976229553
• | ISBN-13: 9781976229558