Civil Disobedience, By Henry David Thoreau

The essay Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau is an essay criticizing the state of the US Government during slavery and after the Mexican American War. Thoreau had many points in this essay and it starts with the statement “Government is best which governs least” (Thoreau 1-2). He argues for the need for a more efficient government, he says that the current on hinders the accomplishment of the work it has created and is very ineffective. He says that people who run the government have a lack of morality and conscience and are not fit to run the state. Many points in Thoreau’s essay like civil disobedience can be found in modern times like how a small town in western Pennsylvania stood up to a major energy cooperation and stopped their