Henry David Thoreau's Impact On Society

Henry David Thoreau was an extremely important person back in his day because of how he viewed the world and government. His views have helped the 21st century reader understand a few problems happening today with our government, while also giving them a way to solve those problems. Thoreau believed in people doing what was morally right to them, while not always following what the government or society believes and does. This is part of a person’s freedom as long as we try to minimize others sufferings by doing what we believe in.
First, Thoreau helped people today to understand government issues in the military. Thoreau was extremely against the government being too involved in a person's life. Thoreau thought that people should be able to

Slavery was one of the largest issues for Thoreau. He thought that it showed how much the government thought they were more superior than the people in slavery, which is one example of why he wanted the citizens to be civil disobedient against the government. This helps to explain how Thoreau thought it was the citizen's obligation to rebel when situations become too unreasonable to the nation. With this case, more than half of the population was slaves, but yet most of the citizen’s would not revolutionize. Thoreau was extremely persistent in believing that civil disobedience was up to the citizens of the United States of America when events or issues become too unjustified. Thoreau will listen to the government as long as it is just to everyone. It cannot have any right over his body and property, but what he surrenders to it. When the citizens of the United States of America heard this, they started stating and fighting their opinions. Not only does Planned Parenthood provide women on low-incomes any medical exams that they need to stay healthy, they also treat STIs and educate people on reproductive health care. Many people were so against Planned Parenthood because they thought abortions made up most of their services, but in reality, abortions only make up about three percent. Dwyer writes about how people protested and picketed outside Planned Parenthood clinics. Not only

Many issues in Thoreau’s world and in today’s world could be solved without the government getting involved, since all it really does is complicate situations and sometimes not even provide any sort of help. This quote means that the government takes a large amount of credit for what its citizens can do by themselves, without being asked. The government was most useful when it did not get involved. What is meant by this is that people can succeed without the government, and sometimes the government can cause more of an issue rather than helping the people. The government is only there most of the time to be forceful. The government only has the right to be forceful because they are stronger and more powerful than him. Thoreau, on the other hand, was not going to be forced to do anything. This is why he protested by not paying a poll tax, and ended up in jail for one night. He would rather them have his life than his money. This quote means that if the government was useful and had its own purpose, then it should not matter who participates and who does not. The government should not be an authorative figure to its citizens, forcing them to pay for certain things or telling them what to do. It should be there with its own purpose, while being fair to all of its citizens. An example of this today is in our elections. The government often concerns its citizens by how the