On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) stands among the most influential American philosophers, naturalists, and social critics of the 19th century. Born in Concord, Massachusetts, Thoreau attended Harvard College before embarking on a lifetime of writing and reflection on nature, individualism, and social justice. His seminal work, 'Walden; or, Life in the Woods' (1854), documents his experiment in simp...