Thoreaus’ Campaign against Blind Obedience to the Government

guide by his disgust against the slavery and the war of the United States against Mexico, Henry David Thoreau (1848) called on men and women to stand up against a government that perpetuates injustices through his analyse Resistance to Civil Government, to a fault known as Civil Disobedience. The commutation tenet of this essay is his pronouncement that that government is best, which governs least. He expounded on the single-valued function of the government as being more harmful than helpful to the general condition of the people in the society.He said that even democracy is not an answer to this, because democracy simply highlights the decision of the majority, which is not necessarily flavor by wisdom. One of the important expressions of the will of the government is through its laws. Thoreau, however, favors the destination of respect towards what is right since the law does not make humans more just. In this essay, he also used the metaphor of the machine in depicting t he kind of agency the government is.Moreover, he referred to people who blindly follow the government as robots without conscience. Thoreau also raised his voice against salaried taxes and even voting for justice since, according to him, these activities only contribute to the injustices committed by the government. He conceded, however, that he is willing to pay taxes which will instantaneously contribute to the upholding of his neighbors good.In a bold statement, he also called for the breaking of the law if the law is unjust. Being put in confine is but another means to assert one mans freedom since the government cannot really take away from him who he is. innocent living is another value exemplified by Thoreau in his essay. By being simple, he does not have great anxieties. Thoreaus essay has had far-reaching consequences and form on subsequent leaders who used civil disobedience.ReferenceThoreau, H. D. (1848). On the Duty of Civil Disobedience. Retrieved 19 July 2007 fro m http//www.panarchy.org/thoreau/disobedience.1848.html.