Analysis Of Thoreau's Resistance To Civil Government

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In the essay “Resistance to Civil Government” by Henry Thoreau, the author talks of different kinds of civil disobedience that he portrays for certain issues throughout this writing. Three things that Thoreau is arguing in his writing is that you should disobey unjust laws and be willing to accept their consequences, develop respect for the right rather than the law, and all men to recognize the right of revolution.
By disobeying unjust laws, you are standing up for what you believe to be wrong. Thoreau did this with the poll tax, for example. He refused to pay his poll tax because he believed that the funds would go towards supporting the Mexican-American war which was not approved by congress and would also spread slavery. His refusal to
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