On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience. On the duty of civil disobedience by henry david thoreau [1849, original title: From there, he asks his readers to reflect on the purpose of a standing government such as the one the united states has currently.
*free* shipping on qualifying offers. On the duty of civil disobedience. On the duty of civil disobedience, called civil disobedience for short, is an essay by american transcendentalist henry david thoreau that was first published in 1849.