Thoreau and Civil Disobedience

Mention 3 policies that Henry David Thoreau hated from President James K. Polk:

Common opinion: If you disagree with your president, but he was elected by the majority, then you have to remain silent. ---What did Thoreau think of that?

Which of these follows Romantic values?

• A patriot says, "My country, right or wrong!"

• A patriot says, "Following my own conscience will lead to the best government!"

What was Thoreau's way of protesting what he considered a bad government?

In this metaphor, what does "THE MACHINE" represent? What does the metaphor mean?

According to Thoreau, refraining from  paying taxes is the only possible way to protest a bad government: True or false? Why?

Do you sit with your hands in your pockets, politically, and claim that you don't know what to do?

• yes

• no