Question

excerpt from on the duty of civil disobedience by henry david thoreau. thoreau wrote this influential essay in 1849 because he was disgusted with the us governments refusal to end slavery and with its participation in the mexican - american war. the practical reason why a majority are permitted to rule is not because they are most likely to be in the right, but because they are physically the strongest. can there not be a government in which the majorities do not decide right and wrong, but conscience? - in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule of expediency is applicable? why has every man a conscience, then? it is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. the only obligation i have is to do at any time what i think right. 3 select the correct answer from the drop - down menu. read the excerpt. then choose the correct way to complete the sentence. thoreau reasons in this paragraph that a man isnt meant to blindly follow the majoritys rules because

Explanation:

Thoreau emphasizes the importance of conscience. He believes individuals should be guided by their own sense of right - wrong rather than blindly following the majority. Since every man has a conscience, it is not desirable to simply adhere to majority - made rules.

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he has a conscience to guide his actions