1. Henry David Thoreau “Civil Disobedience”

2. Two quotes that sum up “Civil Disobedience” “It is every citizen’s moral obligation to resist immoral acts of government.” “Do what you know to be right, and accept the consequences of your actions.”

3. What got Thoreau fired up? opposition to the Mexican War it is not enough just to not take part, you have to do something to stop it taxes -- Thoreau refused to pay taxes that would help fund the war arrested and spent time in jail

4. Lessons Thoreau would want us to learn from his experience Opposition to government -- don’t trust the government to make decisions for you Don’t believe the government has your individual interest in mind

5. Mohandas Gandhi passive resistance non-violence

6. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. non-violence “Letter From a Birmingham Jail”