What does henry david thoreau believe a person's obligation is to unjust laws and the "evils" of the world?

a. not to feel bad about participating in some of them, but to fix a few

b. to leave it to others to fix them and go on with life

c. not to try and fix them all, but also not to participate in them

d. to devote his or her life to fixing them all?

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Alfie

11 March, 23:51

What does henry david thoreau believe a person's obligation is to unjust laws and the "evils" of the world?

a. not to feel bad about participating in some of them, but to fix a few

b. to leave it to others to fix them and go on with life

c. not to try and fix them all, but also not to participate in them

d. to devote his or her life to fixing them all?

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Julianna Simpson · Answer 1

The answer is: C. Not to try and fix them all, but also not participate in them

Thoreau just want people to know that evil exist and there we might not be able to eliminate them completely. By knowing this, we can always prepare ourselves to take care of evils when we need but not completely lose our mind over it. Simply by choosing not to participate is often enough because the more people do it, the less evil would exist in this world.

Bryant Contreras · Answer 2

C. Not to try and fix them all, but also not participate in them