Civil Disobedience, written by Henry David Thoreau, in 1849, tells about Thoreau's experiences in jail after not paying his poll-tax. He speaks on behalf of most Americans on the thoughts of the government. In this documentary he speaks about his thoughts on the government before going to jail, experiences in jail, and thoughts after.
Before he went to jail he believed that there was good to what the government was doing. He said, "Let every man make known what kind of government could command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it." This says that if people respect what the government is doing then they will follow it and abide by their rules.
During Thoreau's jail time he started to question the government and started to resist it more. When he said, "I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones, to be locked up." They treated cell mates as inanimate creatures instead of real humans just like them.
Also, after Henry's visit to jail he was appalled by the government and did not want to concede to any of their wishes. Thoreau says that, "There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power." He is explaining that the State will never be free until the people inside it are free from the government.
Thoreau's written experiences in jail educated and influenced a lot of people. Civil Disobedience included many transcendental points which effected the philosophy greatly.
Before he went to jail he believed that there was good to what the government was doing. He said, "Let every man make known what kind of government could command his respect, and that will be one step toward obtaining it." This says that if people respect what the government is doing then they will follow it and abide by their rules.
During Thoreau's jail time he started to question the government and started to resist it more. When he said, "I could not help being struck with the foolishness of that institution which treated me as if I were mere flesh and blood and bones, to be locked up." They treated cell mates as inanimate creatures instead of real humans just like them.
Also, after Henry's visit to jail he was appalled by the government and did not want to concede to any of their wishes. Thoreau says that, "There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power." He is explaining that the State will never be free until the people inside it are free from the government.
Thoreau's written experiences in jail educated and influenced a lot of people. Civil Disobedience included many transcendental points which effected the philosophy greatly.
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