Question

In "Civil Disobedience," what does Thoreau suggest the townspeople have to do before they can be as free as he is?

Answer 1

They have to change their beliefs

Answer 2

Answer:

In "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau suggests the townspeople have to change their beliefs before they can be as free as he is.

Explanation:

In his  "Civil Disobedience" essay (1849), Henry David Thoreau criticizes American social institutions, the corruption of the government and its practice of aggressive war (like the Mexican-American War) and its pro-slavery policies.

Likewise, he argues in favor of disobedience when the state is unjust and overrules people's consciences, and claims that "government is best which governs not at all" but men will only have this type of government, have the ability to govern themselves and be as free as he is when they change their beliefs.