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   Book 71 || On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau Book 71 || On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau Book 71 || On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau On the Duty of Civil Disobedience is an essay by transcendentalist philosopher Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1849. Thoreau argues that individuals have a moral responsibility to resist government policies and laws that are unjust, advocating for nonviolent resistance as a means of protest. The essay was largely inspired by Thoreau’s opposition to slavery and the Mexican-American War, for which he famously refused to pay taxes and was briefly imprisoned. Thoreau’s work has had a profound impact on social justice movements around the world, influencing leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. In this essay, Thoreau insists that ...