It was this experience that Thoreau wrote about in an essay called "Civil Disobedience." In this essay, he argued that being moral and just came before allegiance to government. He wrote “If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law." He also felt that voting was not enough to ensure that the right thing be done. He wrote that "even voting for the right is doing nothing for it… A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance…" He felt that one had a moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

Which best explains the purpose of the bolded sentences?

-To connect the essay to his experience in prison

-To describe the effects of his essay on others

-To create interest in the effects of his essay

-To summarize the main point of the paragraph

Thoreau trusted that an administration that bolstered bondage was degenerate and shameless. He was likewise profoundly suspicious of government. For these and different reasons, Thoreau would not make good on his survey government expense for various years. The survey charge was a lawful assessment owed by each individual. It was fundamentally a tax on one's body.

After not paying for quite a long time, he was finally captured. He went through just a single night in prison, be that as it may, as a relative made good on the government tax for him. He was apparently angry that any duty was paid for his sake.