`Author:` [[Henry David Thoreau]] `Availability:` Yes ![[image. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.png]] > [!info]- _**Resistance to Civil Government**_, also called _**On the Duty of Civil Disobedience**_ or _**Civil Disobedience**_ for short, is an essay by American transcendentalist [Henry David Thoreau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau "Henry David Thoreau") that was first published in 1849. > In it, Thoreau argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that they have a duty to avoid allowing such acquiescence to enable the government to make them the agents of injustice. Thoreau was motivated in part by his repulsion of [slavery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery "Slavery") and the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). > > [!note]- Notes > > Review... ## Quotes - ## Key takeaways - ## Notes ## Summary `Concepts:` [[Activism]], [[Politics]]