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A 7 page overview of the history and contemporary importance of civil disobedience. Its influence in ending the Vietnam War is emphasized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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varity of applications in modern society. Indeed, n onviolent protest has been an integral part of civilization for centuries. In more recent history, however, we tend to think
of names like Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr., Indian spiritual leader Gandhi, and Cesar Chavez when we think of nonviolent protest. We also think of eras like
that of the Vietnam War where the nonviolent actions of the American citizenry was finally successful in inspiring politicians to pull American forces out of the war.
Although each of the individuals and the eras they represent that are noted above represent largely different points in history from one another, each
was influenced to one degree or another by the writings of Thoreau. Each was successful in effecting great societal change with the use of Thoreaus nonviolent tactics.
Thoreau, of course, was the first of the men noted above to voice the philosophy of nonviolent protest. Thoreau published "Civil Disobedience" in 1849,
several years before the birth of King, Gandhi, or Chavez. This treatise encouraged resistance to government and policies through the simple act of not being obedient. He contrasted
the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call government, noting that:
"Nations come and go without defiling it. It is a mirror which no stone can crack, whose quicksilver will never wear off, whose gilding Nature continually repairs"
(Thoreau 188). Thoreau saw this as a peaceful form of resistance to governmental
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