On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Thoreau, Henry David

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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. The standing army is only an arm of the standing government. The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through i

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ISBN/Varenr: 9781540762078
Utgivelsesdato: 01.12.2016
Utgivelsesår: 2016
Forlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print
Innbinding: Heftet
Språk: Engelsk
Personer: Thoreau, Henry David
Litteraturtype: Faglitteratur
Emne: Sociology
Målgruppe: Voksne
Aldersgrense: 0
Opplag: 0
Utgave: 0
Illustrert: Nei
Sider: 28