Brief Questions Civil Disobedience
Brief Questions Civil Disobedience
What is the conclusion of the motto “That government is best which governs least”?
Ans: The logical conclusion is “That government is best w...
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“All voting is a sort of gaming” -Explain
“All voting is a sort of gaming” -Explain with reference to the context. [2021] ✪✪✪ Or, Why does Thoreau think that voting is merely a sort of a gaming? [2019, 2017]
Aristotle call...
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Show Thoreau’s opinion about paying taxes.
Show Thoreau’s opinion about paying taxes. [2021] ✪✪✪
Or, What does Thoreau say about paying taxes? [2016]
Or, How did Thoreau protest against his government? [2015]
Henry David...
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How does Thoreau weigh his imprisonment?
How does Thoreau weigh his imprisonment? [2016]
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) viewed his night in jail as a moral test, not a punishment. In “Civil Disobedience” (1849), he descr...
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Explain Thoreau’s attitude towards unjust laws in a democratic state.
Explain Thoreau’s attitude towards unjust laws in a democratic state. [2021]
Or, What is Thoreau’s idea about a peaceful revolution against an unfair government? [2017] ✪✪✪
Or,...
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What does Thoreau suggest about the relationship between the government and the individual in his essay “Civil Disobedience?”
What does Thoreau suggest about the relationship between the government and the individual in his essay “Civil Disobedience?” [2021] ✪✪✪ Or, How does Thoreau deal with the relation...
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How does Thoreau weigh his imprisonment?
How does Thoreau weigh his imprisonment? [2016]
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) viewed his night in jail as a moral test, not a punishment. In “Civil Disobedience” (1849), he descr...
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What does Thoreau suggest about the relationship between the government and the individual in his essay “Civil Disobedience?”
What does Thoreau suggest about the relationship between the government and the individual in his essay “Civil Disobedience?” [2021] ✪✪✪ Or, How does Thoreau deal with the relation...
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when should the people of a country rebel against its government?
Question: How did Thoreau protest against his government?
Or, when should the people of a country rebel against its government?
Henry David Thoreau (1817-62), a writer and philos...
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Peaceful Resistance In Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience
Question: What is a peaceful revolution as defined by Thoreau?
Imagine a revolution, not with guns and violence, but with peaceful resistance and moral courage. This is what Henry...
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Why does Thoreau say that the rich are less likely to practice civil disobedience?
Why does Thoreau say that the rich are less likely to practice civil disobedience? [2019]
In his famous essay, “Civil Disobedience” (1849), Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) explains...
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What does Thoreau mean by the statement, “That government is best which governs not at all?”
What does Thoreau mean by the statement, “That government is best which governs not at all”? [2018]
Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) begins his essay “Civil Disobedience” (1849) wit...
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