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On the Duty of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau

Audible Anarchism

Published
October 25, 2025
Duration
1h 21m
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Last updated
Jul 5, 2026

Discusses society, culture.

Summary

For questions, comments or to get involved, e-mail us at audibleanarchist(at)gmail.com The text https://www.gutenberg.org/files/71/71-h/71-h.htm Some consider this text a founding document of Anarchism in the United States. Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1849 under the title Resistance to Civil Government, it expressed…

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For questions, comments or to get involved, e-mail us at audibleanarchist(at)gmail.com The text https://www.gutenberg.org/files/71/71-h/71-h.htm Some consider this text a founding document of Anarchism in the United States. Civil Disobedience is an essay by Henry David Thoreau. Published in 1849 under the title Resistance to Civil Government, it expressed Thoreau’s belief that people should not allow governments to overrule or atrophy their consciences, and that people have a duty both to avoid

Themes

  • society
  • culture