... resistance, which were later, more fully explored and effected by Gandhi. (Encarta) According to these ideas, people practicing civil disobedience break the law because they consider it unjust and they want to call attention to its injustice. By doing so, they hope to bring about its repeal or amendment. They are also willing to accept any penalty, such as imprisonment, for ... important to fully understand and realize the circumstances under which Thoreau wrote this essay. The essay is clearly written in the context of the abolition of slavery movement and the Mexican War. Under these ...

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... go and live by themselves in the woods for that long. To me, two years can be an eternity. Not only did he want to live there, he wrote a book about it. Only the book is not really about all his experiences in the woods, they are in there, but mostly it seems, he ... it, Walden. He stayed there the entire time except for the time in 1846 when good ole Henry was arrested. He refused to pay the taxes that would support the Mexican War. After his experience in jail, he wrote "Civil Disobedience". "Civil Disobedience" is basically telling people if you do not like what the government is do...

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... , but there are always those who fight against it. Thoreau stood up for his beliefs by not paying taxes due to his objection of the taxation being used towards the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He felt that he had a right to object to the government using his money for things that he did not ... want to finance; he felt he had a right to protest in acts of civil disobedience. He went on to go to jail for his choice, choosing to remain non-violent. However ... ...

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... , but there are always those who fight against it. Thoreau stood up for his beliefs by not paying taxes due to his objection of the taxation being used towards the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He felt that he had a right to object to the government using his money for things that he did not ... want to finance; he felt he had a right to protest in acts of civil disobedience. He went on to go to jail for his choice, choosing to remain non-violent. However ... ...

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