Civil Disobedience

In this 1849 essay, Henry David Thoreau argues that we should not allow governments to control our conscience, much less make us agents of injustice. For Thoreau, "civil disobedience" is a legitimate and peaceful form of struggle against oppression and the abuses suffered by the weakest.

Born in opposition to war and the slave laws of the time, Thoreau's ideas ended up inspiring major figures in history, such as Gandhi and Martin Luther King, and battles that brought more freedom and equality to the present day, such as the suffragette or civil rights movements.

More than a century after its original edition and in an era rife with violence, racism, xenophobia, and injustice, few classics and few ideals could make as much sense as this Civil Disobedience.

Thoreau wrote the book after being imprisoned for not paying his taxes, which he refused to pay because they funded the war against Mexico, which at the time had much of its territory annexed by the USA.

To recommend to our American friends.