In the article "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau, the author argues "that government is best when it does not govern at all..government is best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient" (n.pag). Therefore, from this passage readers are able to decide that Thoreau believes that governments are always Practical to have. and sometimes not practical. Additionally, Thoreau continues with "I ask for, not at once no government, but at once a better government" (n.pag). As seen, the author is not calling for no government at all which in my opinion could be misinterpreted from the first quoted passage, but Thoreau is calling for the opposite and simply a better government than he had
