Yes, Henry David Thoreau believed in civil disobedience as a form of protest against unjust laws and government actions. He argued that individuals have a moral duty to resist laws that they believe are unjust, even if it means breaking those laws. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience" inspired many activists and leaders in the Civil Rights Movement.
Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau.
"Civil Disobedience" was an essay written by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1849
An individual's relationship to government
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi or Henry David Thoreau. Either of them is arguably the founder/inventor of civil disobedience.
Henry David Thoreau is famous for his essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience." In this essay, Thoreau argues for the moral obligation of individuals to resist unjust laws.
Thoreau refers to civil disobedience as merley a right to show that the people have the say of what they believe in its their duty to stand for the unjust laws
His theory was the idea of non violent civil disobedience
Henry David Thoreau as he writes in his essay "Civil Disobedience"
The essay was named "Civil Disobedience" and it was written by Henry David Thoreau, a prominent transcendentalist, to protest the Mexican-American War and slavery.
Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau