11) What he means by this cryptic statement is that when a voter casts their vote they can only hope that candidate wins. One cannot assure that candidate is even elected. The candidate may get a majority vote, but even then he may not have enough electoral college votes to be president. If that candidate does happen to make it into the white house he still may not be president the voter had hoped for at the time of the election. All this is not in control of the voter. In the end he or she must leave it up for the majority to decide, the questionable majority. The majority that may or may not make the correct, and educated decision based upon morals. The flaws that Thoreau believes he has found do not stop here …show more content…
Being the writer of “Civil Disobedience” he had many motives for writing this essay some of which were, he disliked the inefficiency and sheer ineffectiveness of the government, he thought the voting system was not adequate, he did not appreciate being taxed in some instances, he wanted society to learn how to voice their opinions to our country 's leadership, and note that his philosophy was different than others. “Civil Disobedience” though lengthy is a magnificent essay and should be read by everyone at some point. When one does eventually get the privilege of reading it it is imperative that they understand it