Henry David Thoreau was an American author, philosopher, professor, naturalist, transcendentalist and historian. He is known as one of the best American authors for his great ideas. During his life, Thoreau’s writings were not so significant. He fought for the abolition of slavery in United States of America in 19th Century. People who claimed Africans’ slavery thought that they did not have souls. In their view, Africans are some merchandise. Thoreau’s most famous writings are “Walden” and “Civil Disobedience”. The essay "Resistance to Civil Government" or "Civil Disobedience" contains pronounced ideas which had remained in history. Henry David Thoreau fought to improve civil laws. He had not agreed to pay useless taxes.
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He was one of the greatest and most moral men America has produced. At the time of the abolition of slavery movement, he wrote his famous essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience". He went to gaol for the sake of his principles and suffering humanity. His essay has, therefore, been sanctified by suffering. Moreover, it is written for all time. Its incisive logic is unanswerable.” (Gandhi, M. K. "For Passive Resisters", Indian Opinion, 26 October 1907). The thoughts of Thoreau inspired very much Gandhi and were an example for him. For obtains Indians’ rights, Mahatma Gandhi put his freedom and his life in danger. He taught his Indians that they must to fight for them rights, but without violence. He advised that everyone need not keep to nonviolence, especially if it were used as a cover for cowardice, saying, "where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." (Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006) pp. 2, 8, 269). The Indians do not have to obey British’s laws and to not respect them. Thoreau guided his people to not pay British taxes, especially salt’s tax. The idea of “civil disobedience” belongs to Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau’s ideas had an important role of the India’s history. Mahatma Gandhi was inspired by him very much. “Civil disobedience” had big results in the Indian case. British authorities cancelled racial laws; they recognized immigrants’ rights and accepted the marriages made in Hinduism and
He was one of the greatest and most moral men America has produced. At the time of the abolition of slavery movement, he wrote his famous essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience". He went to gaol for the sake of his principles and suffering humanity. His essay has, therefore, been sanctified by suffering. Moreover, it is written for all time. Its incisive logic is unanswerable.” (Gandhi, M. K. "For Passive Resisters", Indian Opinion, 26 October 1907). The thoughts of Thoreau inspired very much Gandhi and were an example for him. For obtains Indians’ rights, Mahatma Gandhi put his freedom and his life in danger. He taught his Indians that they must to fight for them rights, but without violence. He advised that everyone need not keep to nonviolence, especially if it were used as a cover for cowardice, saying, "where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." (Gandhi, Rajmohan (2006) pp. 2, 8, 269). The Indians do not have to obey British’s laws and to not respect them. Thoreau guided his people to not pay British taxes, especially salt’s tax. The idea of “civil disobedience” belongs to Thoreau. Henry David Thoreau’s ideas had an important role of the India’s history. Mahatma Gandhi was inspired by him very much. “Civil disobedience” had big results in the Indian case. British authorities cancelled racial laws; they recognized immigrants’ rights and accepted the marriages made in Hinduism and