This essay quotes a line about "a drab of state, a
This essay quotes a line about "a drab of state, a cloth-o'-silver slut" after using the example of someone who steals a plank from a drowning man to refute William Paley. It asks why the majority "crucif[ies] Christ and excommunicate[s] Copernicus and Luther" after denouncing the "standing army...militia, jailers, constables" who act "not as men mainly, but as machines." This essay begins by endorsing the idea that "that government is best which governs least" and recounts its author's imprisonment for refusing to pay a poll tax. For 10 points, name this essay by Henry David Thoreau that advocates refusing to support unjust governments.
This essay quotes a line about "a drab of state, a cloth-o'-silver slut" after using the example of someone who steals a plank from a drowning man to refute William Paley.
"Civil Disobedience"