On the Duty of Civil Disobedience; and Walking

Synopsis

This book contains the two poles of Thoreau's writing, the political and the emotional. In 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience' Thoreau analyses the individual's relation to the state, and the responsibility of every man and woman to act according to their own judgment - each person is their own final arbiter of right and wrong, and each must refuse to obey that which they deem unjust.