Question

a minority is powerless while it conforms to the majority; it is not even a minority then; but it is irresistible when it clogs by its whole weight. if the alternative is to keep all just men in prison, or give up war and slavery, the state will not hesitate which to choose. if a thousand men were not to pay their tax - bills this year, that would not be a violent and bloody measure, as it would be to pay them, and enable the state to commit violence and shed innocent blood. - \civil disobedience,\ henry david thoreau. according to thoreau, why would people be justified in not paying their taxes? check all that apply. these particular taxes are illegal. tax money is funding a violent, unjust war. the crime that the state is committing is worse than the crime of withholding taxes. the state refuses to negotiate with war protestors. acts of civil disobedience such as withholding taxes are preferable to violent protest.

Explanation:

Thoreau believed in civil disobedience against unjust state actions. He saw tax - money funding a violent, unjust war as a reason to withhold taxes. He also thought the state's crimes were worse than the act of withholding taxes, and civil disobedience like this was preferable to violent protest. There is no indication in his writing that the taxes are illegal in a legalistic sense, and the state's refusal to negotiate isn't the main reason he gave for not paying taxes.

Answer:

• Tax money is funding a violent, unjust war
• The crime that the state is committing is worse than the crime of withholding taxes
• Acts of civil disobedience such as withholding taxes are preferable to violent protest