In eight pages this paper discusses disobedience to laws that are unjust according to the views expressed by Henry David Thoreau in Walden. Three sources are cited in the bibliography.
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additional sources. RAthorea.rtf Thoreau on the Notion that Unjust Laws Exist By Julie A. Rodgers - November 2001 -- for more
information on using this paper properly! Introduction Henry David Thoreau was a simple man with an incredible ability to dig deep into the conditions of man and society, urging
people to essentially wake up and pay attention to the real important things in life. He was a humble man, or so it would seem, and a man who made
many examine the world we lived in. His words made a great deal of sense to people in his time, and people today, as he pointed out the arrogant and
greedy nature of man. In one of his works, his most famous works, "Walden," he addresses unjust laws, inciting men, and women, to disobey in active, and perhaps not
so active manners. In the following paper we examine his position on unjust laws, and discuss the various approaches we could be expected to take towards fighting those unjust laws.
In final examination we present the arguments concerning disobedience of such laws, even though those who would disobey are not the majority, a serious subject for examination. Unjust
Laws Exist Thoreau had chosen to life that was in some respects that of a recluse and a life of introspection for some time, which is when he wrote Walden.
During this period of time he needed his shoe fixed at one point and came to town to have it mended. Upon leaving the shoemakers he was confronted by one
who argued that Thoreau owed back poll taxes. Thoreau refused to pay and was put in jail. A relative paid for him. "When Henry found out that his tax