The Thesis
“That government is best which governs not at all”
— Henry David Thoreau
Why no Essential Cut?
We don't abridge this one — it's already essential. Some books can't be honestly shortened without losing what makes them worth reading, so we leave them whole.
Contents
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience — Henry David Thoreau · first published 1849
Source edition: 1849 (original title: Resistance to Civil Government)
Public-domain text · ref #71