Which two sentences in this excerpt from "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau support the transcendentalist idea that the

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Bezzdna [24]

3 years ago

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Which two sentences in this excerpt from "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau support the transcendentalist idea that the

individual is more important than government or society?

English

2 answers:

grandymaker [24] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-05T02:02:18+03:00

grandymaker [24]3 years ago

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I chose "It has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will."

and "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right."

valkas [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-08-05T00:37:21+03:00

valkas [14]3 years ago

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For this question I chose the last sentence where it says "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. "