On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau

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I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe-"That government is best which governs not at all"; and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government.
  • ISBN10 1495987272
  • ISBN13 9781495987274
  • Publish Date 18 February 2014 (first published August 1968)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 30
  • Language English