(Thoreau, Walden.) ... From this experience comes the essay Civil Disobedience, in which he tells of the corruption/flaws of the politic system and government, "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? ... (Thoreau, Civil Disobedience.) The quote refers to the fact that laws are made in basis of the majority's vote, and the individual should ignore the law if what he thinks goes against it. ... (Thoreau, Civil Disobedience.) ...

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David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. ... The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Thoreau's Civil Disobedience to Plato's The Apology in order to show that it is not possible for justice to exist in the political world, due to the majoritarian rule of politics, and the types of individuals leading it. ... Now does that not sound similar to the quote taken from The Apology? ... The key term that came up towards the end of Civil Disobedience is: individualism. ... Thoreau in his essay Civil Disobedience also accuses the government of being unjust...

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"In Civil Disobedience", Henry David Thoreau, stresses on the true importance of the individual and his power to alter governmental injustices. ... However, King's piece exalts effectively due to the genuine modesty he portrays a quality Thoreau lacks provoking a reverse reaction than the one desired. ... King utilizes emotion in a tremendous way by quoting the Bible and mentioning Christ's doings. ... King later uses a different form of emotional appeal when he speaks of his personal encounters with racism, quoting his five year old son with an ingenuous question: ...

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Thoreau had many different beliefs than the others in the American society. ... In "Civil Disobedience", he said that people should not obey any law they think is unjust. This essay greatly influenced many leaders of the American civil rights movement, such as Martin Luther King Jr. ... Anyone who has read Walden knows that Thoreau was exploring human individualism. ... This exploration can be summed up in one quote by Armstrong, "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". ...

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