Thoreau Disobedience” Socratic Seminar “Civil Explain what Thoreau means when he says, government is best which governs least” “That then corrects himself adding, government is best which governs not at all” “That What does Thoreau mean when he says, corporation has no conscience; but a corporation “A of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience” that can still be made the “daily agents of injustice.” Under what circumstances does Thoreau argue that public servants are likely to serve the “as devil, without it, as God” What is his point? intending What does Thoreau argue is the cost of men who down with their hands in their pockets, “sit and say that they know not what to do, and do nothing”? Under what conditions can we realize a and enlightened State”? “free
Thoreau “Civil Disobedience” Socratic Seminar Explain what Thoreau means when he says, “That government is best which governs least” then corrects himself adding, “That government is best which governs not at all” What does Thoreau mean when he says, “A corporation has no conscience; but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience” that can still be “daily made the agents of injustice.” Under what circumstances does Thoreau argue that public servants are “as likely to serve the devil, without intending it, as God” What is his point? What does Thoreau argue is the cost of men who “sit down with their hands in their pockets, and say that they know not what to do, and do nothing”? Under what conditions can we realize a “free and enlightened State”?
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