Civil Disobedience And The Mexican War

Thoreau begins Civil Disobedience with the famous quote "That government is best which governs least," and he explains a government that does not get in people's lives. Government is only a scheme. It exists because the people have chose to choose their will, but it is easy to take advantage of. The Mexican War is an example that thoreau used to explain the the government as their tool. Thoreau maintains that government as a foundation that prevents the accomplishment of the work it created. It’s purpose was ensuring individual freedom. Denying the idea of abolishing government, he says that he simply wants a better government. Majority rule is ensured by physical strength, not rights and justice. One’s conscience should rule instead of the government, and civil government should be used only when it absolutely has to. He explains the dumbness and conscience in the way men use the state. A man cannot accept the state without ignoring himself.
He explained the government as a machine that may or may not do enough good to balance what evil it does, he supports rebellion. The stages of reform, he is aware are not politicians but ordinary people who cooperate with the system. The opposition to slavery is meaningless. Only what you do about your opinion matters. Wrong will be corrected only by the individual, not through the government. Although Thoreau confirms that a man has other, higher duties, he must at least not be guilty through . The individual must not support the government, and must act with logic, must break the law if