Civil Disobedience
Civil Disobedience
For thoreau, is violent protest ever good?
" all men recognize the right of revolution........ the invading army."
For thoreau, is violent protest ever good?
" all men recognize the right of revolution........ the invading army."
I think Thoreau believed in violence but only in the most extreme cases when the state is tearing the fabric of respect and decency. Thoreau believed that it is honorable to go to jail for a good cause rather than fight.