Henry Thoreau

“Civil Disobedience”
Henry Thoreau

I believe the main point that Thoreau was trying to get across is that we need to establish a better government. He spoke about getting away from the majority rule and becoming centered on making better laws. The ethical responsibilities that the government holds should not be placed in the hands of the majority.
Thoreau made a very interesting point. The majority is not always right. If a country were corrupt, the majority would still be wrong. The average is not always right. Therefore, our laws should be strictly based off of moral principles. This is a tough thing to do when we have taken God out of our government. I do not know what how we should go about doing this.