In principle I agree with everything Thoreau had to say in this work. But in practicality it probably wouldn't work. Thoreau was protesting against slavery and war, and in my opinion, was right on both points. But Thoreau also preached that anyone and everyone should disobey the government if there was anything at all in which they disagreed with it on. No government can act in a manner in which all it's citizens are always in agreement . Everyone has some difference of opinion with the government and if everyone refused to pay taxes and break whatever laws they chose to we'd wind up with chaos. ( )

Henry, we have an obligation to each other whether you like it or not. No one gets a veto on being drafted. We don't get to choose the circumstances in which we are born.

Buck up, make the best of it, and if your nation requires it, go ahead and drink the hemlock to hold up your end of the bargain. ( )

A bit of a rebel, our Henry!

This must have taken some courage to produce in nineteenth century America. It is easy for us now to decry slavery when every right minded person agrees but, respect to Mr T. for doing so at the time. ( )

I didn't agree with everything Thoreau said, but he did make some good points. ( )

Nesse ensaio o autor aborda a resistência a ações imorais ou injustas do governo e faz uma crítica à democracia representativa. ( )