Henry David Thoreau: from "Civil Disobedience" - Aphorisms Flashcards

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notes

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  • aphorisms sound a lot like advice; they are words you can live by
  • you should be able to summarize some sort of “life lesson”
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what is the meaning of the aphorism below from Section 19 of Thoreau’s writings on Civil Disobedience?
Section 19: the progress form an absolute to a limited monarchy, from a limited monarchy to a democracy, is a progress toward a true respect for the individual

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a monarchy becomes more democratic as it increases in true respect for the individual

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which of the following is not an aphorism?

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  • sec 7: how can a man be satisfied to entertain an opinion merely, and enjoy it
  • sec 15: I do not hear of men being forced to have this way or that by masses of men
  • sec 8: Why is it [government] not more apt to anticipate and provide for reform?
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what is the meaning of the aphorism underlined in section 6 of Thoreau’s writings on Civil Disobedience?

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  • we praise soldiers who refuse to fight an unjust war yet support the government that sustains [it]
  • we support the evil that we abhor by sustaining the government that carries it out
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