This author argued agains
This author argued against the Mexican-American War and suggested that, "That government is best which governs least." This author described a massive battle between black and red ants and wrote a chapter about the "Economy" of building a cabin while living (*) self-reliantly by the title pond on Ralph Waldo Emerson's property. For 10 points, identify this transcendentalist American author of Civil Disobedience and Walden.
This author argued against the Mexican-American War and suggested that, "That government is best which governs least."