Civil Disobediance

Henry David Thoreau tried to portray the need of people in society willing to change the status quo by acting and misbehaving against bodies of governement which they felt were unfair. Thoreau felt that men had a concious for a reason and that it was to rise against unfair government. The only reason he felt man had a concious was to have a voice in society and ensure that they avoided being subjects first and men second and that voicing their opinions will give way to them being men within their societies. He felt that the only obligation a man has within society is to do what he feels is right and not what the society or legislature says is correct. Thoreau went as far to say that men within a society that act within the lines and rules of the legislature were the same as "horses and dogs." He felt that obediance was the opposite of manhood and that no real man would follow the unjust law of a majority of others. Thoreau felt that a real just man in society only had one place and that was jail. To stay true to oneself a person in society must break the law and thats exactly what he called for people and readers of his to do.