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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience and A Plea for Captain John Brown explore the nature of one's duty to government and conscience.

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience/A Plea for Captain John Brown is a collection of two Henry David Thoreau classic works. On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is a classic political science essay by Henry David Thoreau provides the argument that people should not permit governments... Read Full Overview

This Henry David Thoreau volume is a compilation of two great Thoreau works, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" and "A Plea for Captain John Brown." The former title argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences, while the latter was... Read Full Overview

This Henry David Thoreau volume is a compilation of two great Thoreau works, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" and "A Plea for Captain John Brown." The former title argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences, while the latter was... Read Full Overview

This Henry David Thoreau volume is a compilation of two great Thoreau works, "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" and "A Plea for Captain John Brown." The former title argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences, while the latter was... Read Full Overview