... anger, selfishness and violent attitudes from the heart and soul in preparation for a nonviolent struggle. This is a fundamental aspect of Martin Luther King Jr.'s concept of active resistance/civil disobedience. The practice is deeply spiritual and philosophical and it it is not simply ideological. This is an important distinction as it differentiates this type of action from ... a government or of an occupying power without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. Henry David Thoreau developed the modern theory behind this practice in h...

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... or empires seems drudgery"1. This excerpt parallels the ideals of the hippie movement in the sixties. The similarities are obvious. Henry David Thoreau also had a profound impact on the civil rights movement. In his 1849 essay titled, "Resistance to Civil Government", Thoreau indicates his animosity to the government. "I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to ... Mexican war, the work of comparatively a few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measur...

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... our time" was "the need to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence and oppression" (Davis, 1974.) King had been impressed by the teachings of Henry David Thoreau and Mahatma Gandhi on nonviolent resistance. King wrote, "I came to feel that this was the only morally and practically sound method open to oppressed people in their struggle for freedom" (Davis, 1974.) During ... ...

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