On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Audiobook Libro.fm

Motivated by his disgust with the US government Henry David Thoreaus seminal philosophical essay enjoins individuals to stand against the ruling forces that seek to erase their free will It is the duty of a good citizen he argues not only to disobey a bad law but also to protest an unjust government His message of nonviolence and appeal to value ones own conscience over political legislation have resonated throughout American and world history Peppered with the authors poetry and social commentaryCivil Disobediencehas become a manifesto for civil dissidents revolutionaries and protestors everywhere Indeed originally so unpopular with readers that Thoreau was forced to buy back over half of the books from his publisher this work has gone on to inspire the likes of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr