What Is Thoreau's Idea Of Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience Civil Disobedience is the protest or refusal to obey certain laws, in a nonviolent and passive manner. The idea of civil disobedience was created by Henry David Thoreau. He believed that society could exist without strong state government; surviving on their own terms and in a civil manner. He believed government was not needed for directing the tasks of educating, settling territories, and keeping the country free. The idea of civil disobedience created by Thoreau, has greatly impacted the world by encouraging civil movements and is still practice today to settle many issues. Civil disobedience has been exercised by many; the more prominent examples are Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, but a lesser known