In "Excerpt from ‘Civil Disobedience'" Thoreau argues that citizens should do the right thing by challenging the unjust laws tha
t exist. What does it mean to be a good citizen? Is it the same thing as being a good person? Draw on the article, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in forming your answer.
Being a good citizen is the individual who complies with his or her duties, who is responsible for his community and who demands that governments fulfill their duties and be fair to society. In short, a good citizen is one who is aware of his civic obligations and works to ensure that they are long and promote the general well-being and compliance with political and governmental precepts. This is not the same as being a good person, since being a good citizen is linked to civil and legal responsibilities, while being a good person is linked to kindness and the fulfillment of society's ethical and moral concepts.
"His eyes, too, were black and very bright. He had high cheekbones, a sharpcut nose, a spare, dark face—the face of a man used to giving orders, the face of an aristocrat."
