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Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau · 1800

Biography & Memoir · ranked #35 in category

Written with the motto "that government is best that governs least", when men are ready for it, that will be the kind of government we will have. This book tries to tell us to think for ourselves. Thi

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Category
Biography & Memoir
First published
1800 · 1800s
Author
Henry David Thoreau
Standing
Recommended

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