Most of what a society knows is based on tradition. Change, for a society or government, isn’t always easy, but it is often necessary. In fact, Thoreau felt that the American government was a ‘tradition’. He goes on to say that the government can easily impose on, or ‘force’, men into certain ways of thinking. Thoreau states that this method of leading does not educate, or create freedom. Forcing men into boxes doesn’t do anything for the welfare of the people. Thoreau implies that letting men think for themselves will reveal problems. But people, working together in a government of the people, and for the people, will amend these problems and design creative and innovative answers. Allowing change to take root in a government could
