Which statement best explains Henry David Thoreau's idea of civil disobedience?

A Taxation without representation is unfair and must be resisted.
B The government must serve the people, not the other way around.
C If a law goes against morality then citizens should protest it peacefully.
D Unjust laws must be opposed by any means necessary, including violence.

Respuesta :

C - if a law goes against morality then citizens should protest it peacefully.

Thoreau wrote Civil Disobedience based on his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War (published in 1849) and if laws go against morailty, use nonviolent techniques such as bocotting or nonpayment of taxes to protest.

ANSWER

"If a law goes against morality then citizens should protest it peacefully."

ITS C!

I just did the test and got it right.

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