Civil Disobedience
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Civil Disobedience
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Henry David Thoreau
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Introduction
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American People vs. The American Government
Justice vs. Law
State Submission as a Pretense for Patriotism
Civil Disobedience
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Characters
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Henry David Thoreau
The American Government
The American People
The Prisoner
Terms
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Civil Disobedience
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God
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Allusions
Ethos
Genre
Irony
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Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Pathos
Satire
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Civil disobedience
is the strategic refusal to obey certain laws and statutes of a country or state. For example, one can practice civil disobedience by refusing to pay taxes to a state or government, as…
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