Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thorough, published in 1849. Thorough condemns injustices such as slavery and the Mexican-American war and asserts that the government is entirely corrupt because it allows and promotes these injustices. Thorough argues that people should be guided by their own conscience and should not respect the law if it is unjust. Citizens should not focus their opinions through legal processes like voting, but should stand up for what is right, refusing to pay taxes to the government and going to prison if necessary.
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