Absolutism Vs Relativism

Thoreau would have thought that the government should preserve the liberty of citizens because of all his references to people's freedom. He constantly brings up the fact that he thinks the government shouldn't control everything the people do. He wants the people to be in control of themselves and by doing this, it would make everyone happier which would result in a more calm environment for the government. If the citizens are happy, then the government won't have to deal with all the drama of people not liking how they are being treated or “controlled.” The people would be able to control their individual selves which would makes the government's job easier. The government would have responsibilities but less control of the citizens lives.
He wanted to create and maintain a peaceful environment that everyone could enjoy and like. Thoreau would not agree with the idea of creating materialistic equality between all people because this almost relates to communism. He seemed to be an anti-communist kind of person which wouldn’t of supported this idea. He felt that if everyone had equal amounts of things then it would create conflict between people. This is true because the lazy man could do nothing while the hard working man can put forth all of efforts and they could be receiving the same basic things. He wanted people to be treated the same which is totally different. This means he wanted people being treated the same which would cut back on conflict. Thoreau seemed like the person that knew what he needed to do to maintain a stable government, but at the same time his plans were meant to be peaceful. His ideas express his feelings but at the same time they don’t target anyone by saying someone else is wrong or doing wrong.