David Thoreau would unarguably agree with Plato's quote. For Thoreau, a government has no use due to its injustice. ... 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. ... 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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