Civil Disobedience
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"Civil Disobedience" is an influential 1849 essay by Henry David Thoreau that argues individuals should nonviolently resist unjust government laws and actions based on moral conscience.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil Disobedience canonical | 3 |
| Civil Disobedience (essay by Henry David Thoreau) | 1 |
| On the Duty of Civil Disobedience | 1 |
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Target entity: Civil Disobedience Context triple: [Henry David Thoreau, notableWork, Civil Disobedience]
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Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement was a major Indian nationalist campaign in the early 1930s, led by Mahatma Gandhi, that used mass nonviolent resistance—most famously the Salt March—to challenge British colonial rule.
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Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is a British peace organization known for leading public opposition to nuclear weapons and promoting unilateral nuclear disarmament, especially during the Cold War.
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Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
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The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Civil Disobedience Target entity description: "Civil Disobedience" is an influential 1849 essay by Henry David Thoreau that argues individuals should nonviolently resist unjust government laws and actions based on moral conscience.
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A.
Civil Disobedience Movement
The Civil Disobedience Movement was a major Indian nationalist campaign in the early 1930s, led by Mahatma Gandhi, that used mass nonviolent resistance—most famously the Salt March—to challenge British colonial rule.
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B.
Free Speech Movement
The Free Speech Movement was a landmark 1964–65 student protest at UC Berkeley that became a defining catalyst for campus activism and the modern free speech and civil liberties movement in the United States.
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C.
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is a British peace organization known for leading public opposition to nuclear weapons and promoting unilateral nuclear disarmament, especially during the Cold War.
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D.
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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Montgomery bus boycott
The Montgomery bus boycott was a pivotal 1955–1956 civil rights protest in Alabama in which African Americans refused to ride city buses to challenge racial segregation, helping launch the modern Civil Rights Movement and Martin Luther King Jr.’s national leadership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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nonfiction book ⓘ political philosophy work ⓘ |
| advocates | nonviolent resistance to unjust government ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Civil Disobedience
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surface form:
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience
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| argues |
individuals should not permit governments to overrule their consciences
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people have a duty to avoid enabling injustice through obedience ⓘ |
| author | Henry David Thoreau ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Mexican–American War
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slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Aestheticism
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surface form:
Aesthetic Papers
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| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
political essay
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transcendentalist literature ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrKeyQuote |
That government is best which governs least
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Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison ⓘ |
| historicalContext | written after Thoreau's 1846 night in jail ⓘ |
| impact |
foundational text on civil disobedience
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widely studied in political philosophy ⓘ widely taught in American literature courses ⓘ |
| includedIn | various collections of Thoreau's works ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indian independence movement
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Leo Tolstoy ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ nonviolent resistance theory ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Thoreau's imprisonment for refusal to pay poll tax ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | short essay ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
civil disobedience
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individual conscience ⓘ nonviolent resistance ⓘ relationship between individual and state ⓘ unjust laws ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Kingdom of God Is Within You
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surface form:
Resistance to Civil Government
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| philosophicalMovement | Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
legitimacy of political authority
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moral responsibility of the individual ⓘ resistance to injustice ⓘ |
| positionOnGovernment | advocates limited government ⓘ |
| positionOnLaw | moral law is higher than civil law ⓘ |
| positionOnTaxation | supports refusal to pay taxes that support injustice ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Elizabeth Peabody ⓘ |
| settingDiscussed | United States government in the mid-19th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general literate public ⓘ |
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