civil disobedience Flashcards

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what motto does Thoreau accept

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that government is best which governs least

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what is the american public’s attitude toward the mexican war

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not have consented to it

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how does he suggest to improve the government

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let every man make known what kind of government would command his respect

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what ways does he believe the govenrment has failed

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the alacrity of the government does not keep the country free, does not settle the west, does not educate

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