Part one of term paper
Henry David Thoreau, the writer of “Civil Disobedience” influenced many to take a stand. Thoreau stated that people should refuse to obey any law they believed was unjust. In 1846 he refused to pay poll taxes because he wanted to express his opposition to slavery as it became an issue in the Mexican War, he spent a night in jail for his ...

Part two of term paper
... The main objective of Thoreau was to blow the whistle on slavery. Henry David Thoreau influenced Mohanda K. Gandhi, an Indian leader who was a civil rights leader. Gandhi’s life was guided by a search for truth. Gandhi would not allow the government to rule what he thought was wrong, which was the base of Thoreau’s idea. While in jail because of protest Gandhi read Thoreau’s “Civil Disobedience”. That’s when Gandhi’s beliefs were confirmed, that it is better to please your soul then ...