Author: Henry David Thoreau
Narrator: Jefferson Mays
Unabridged: 4 hr 48 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 03/14/2014
Genre: Philosophy - Political
American author, poet, and philosopher Henry David Thoreau was a passionate abolitionist. Inspired by his opposition to slavery, his illuminating essay "Civil Disobedience" presents the theory that "the government is best that governs least." A powerful testament that remains as important today as it was during its conception, this theory argues that citizens should not allow their government to overrule through taxes and unjust laws.
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