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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
- Narrated by: Jim Killavey
- Length: 1 hr and 3 mins
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Summary
This essay by Thoreau first published in 1849, argues that individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences. It goes on to say that individuals have a duty to avoid allowing the government to make them the agents of injustice. The quote: "That government is best which governs least," sometimes attributed to Thomas Jefferson or Thomas Paine, actually was first found in this essay. Thoreaus' thoughts were motivated by his disgust with slavery and the Mexican-American War but they are still relevant and resonate today.
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- Anonymous User
- 11-01-18
10:22 p.m., 10th of January, 2018
Timely and timeless. As Henry David explained, as Mahatima Ghandi adopted and proved out, as Reverend King brought it home: all who persist, will prevail! As we must do now too against considerable odds against our complacent, overindulged consumptive stupor and act too restore our democracy for ourselves and for our children - or not at all, forever.
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- Robert
- 16-07-17
Terrible, terrible, terrible, terrible Narration,
Unbelievably bad sing song voice characterisation. Reprehensible that Audble would sell such a poor rendition of such a great classic work.
Tragic, tragically bad.
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- Paul D Krause
- 02-04-18
good to learn history on the go
essay was read very well and ease of listening to history. history on the go
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- Larry Bassett
- 05-08-16
Can the thoughts of 1849 be applied in the 21st-century?
Henry David Thoreau gave us a lot to think about how we ought to organize our lives. You can listen to this audible book in about an hour. It is one of the most quoted essays by the war tax resistance movement.
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- Official Eston Kimere
- 24-05-19
Excellent
Good job done here!!! Thanks to all who contributed to this audiobook it’s quite a good experience
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- Jack Frasier
- 12-05-19
excellent short essay
I love how audible has individual, short essays by Thoreau and others available for quick powerful reads.
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- Em McConnell
- 17-04-19
long over due
this is a piece I should have read long ago, I'm glad I have finially made time.
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- Bruce
- 28-07-21
interesting and applicable to our time.
The old English of Mass, aside very well spoken. No Surprise He is one of our most revered American wright's
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- Customer
- 05-01-20
Very fine representation of a classic
Philosophical essay read with accurate reserved detail and necessary factual summation of the author and his stances on the justice of societal morality and how it developed in relation to the individual consequence
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- bobby
- 11-09-19
the reading is maddening
I couldn't be more annoyed by the reader. it drives you wild and distracts from the actual words. I'd prefer hearing a 2nd grader stumble through the words. 0/5
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