how would henry david thoreau react to the issues of abortion and the iraq war

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bobpursley · Answer

I think he would have viewed abortion as a private issue, and the Iraq war as a senseless, meaningless lark that killed people.

bill · Answer

why would he have viewed the iraq war as such. I need to use exampels from his essay civil disobedience

Writeacher · Answer

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bill · Answer

ok I am sorry but I can't even find a quote that works from civil disobedience to help me

Ms. Sue · Answer

"Witness the present Mexican war, the work of comparatively a few individuals using the standing government as their tool; for in the outset, the people would not have consented to this measure.

"A common and natural result of an undue respect for the law is, that you may see a file of soldiers, colonel, captain, corporal, privates, powder-monkeys, and all, marching in admirable order over hill and dale to the wars, against their wills, ay, against their common sense and consciences . . . "