Comparing Thoreau And Emerson's Belief In The Citizens

Thoreau and Emerson both believe in the citizens. Without the citizen that follows the law, government won’t exist and the society can’t function. Thoreau believe that citizen can take action to improve unjust government and Emerson believe the citizen can change the society if they believe in themselves to take action. They both believe in action is required for changes to happen. Both authors criticize their fellow citizens for going along with a government that doesn’t decide their action through moral correctness. They expect other people to believes in themselves and take action.
On the other hand, they also have some differences. The differences between Thoreau and Emerson's definition of courage is to rely on your heart in believing