“ That government is best which governs least ”
Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience (1849). copy citation
| Author | Henry David Thoreau |
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| Source | Civil Disobedience |
| Topic | power government |
| Date | 1849 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/71/71-h/71-h.htm |
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“You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Author: Henry David Thoreau Release Date: 12 June 2004 [EBook #71] Last updated: January 18, 2018 Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE *** Typed by Sameer Parekh.
ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE by Henry David Thoreau 1849, original title: Resistance to Civil Government I heartily accept the motto,—«That government is best which governs least;» and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe—«That government is best which governs not at all;» and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.” source
ON THE DUTY OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE by Henry David Thoreau 1849, original title: Resistance to Civil Government I heartily accept the motto,—«That government is best which governs least;» and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also I believe—«That government is best which governs not at all;» and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have.” source
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