梭罗 论公民的不服从（Thoreau on civil disobedience）.docVIP

梭罗 论公民的不服从（Thoreau on civil disobedience） Thoreau: on civil disobedience I heartily agree with the phrase, the best government is the least governed.. I would like to see the phrase quickly and systematically implemented. I believe that after the implementation, the final result will be that the best government is the government that does not govern at all.. When it is ready, so the government is willing to accept their government, the government is merely a matter of expediency, and most of the government, sometimes all governments are inexpedient. Opposition to the establishment of the standing army is many, very strong, and should be dominant, and they may eventually turn against the permanent government. The standing army is only an arm of the permanent government. The government itself is merely the people choose to exercise their will, the people also can act through it before, it is also very easy to be abused or misused, look at the battle of Mexico, it is one of the few people standing government as a tool, because, from the outset, the people would dont agree to take this way. The present American government, which is a tradition, though not long ago, has tried to keep it intact, but each has lost some of its honesty and integrity. Its vigor and strength are not enough for a living man, for one can control it at will. To the people, the government is a wooden gun. If people really want to use it to fight each other, it is doomed to crack. Nevertheless, it is still essential, because people need some kind of complex machine, and they need to listen to the noise they make to satisfy their demands for the idea of government. Thus, the existence of the government shows how successful people can use and cheat the people for the benefit of the people, and even make them use and deceive themselves. All of us have to admit its really something. But the government has never taken the initiative to promote any cause, but it is only happy to get out of it. It is not