According to Thoreau citizens are obligated to act on their
conscience, sometimes this means giving opposition to an opinion of those in
the majority. These include the likes of present leaders, and societal laws. According
to him service to one’s country and resistance are a paradox. He claims
patriotism in its highest form is that of resistance.as it strongly shows a
passion for not subverting the government, yet, built it better in the long
run. Thoreau does not really support a blanket refutation of government, but challenges
to specific characters and qualities believed to be one-sided or morally wrong.
With the help of inductive reasoning, he reached the conclusion that segregation laws are all unjust.
<u>Explanation:</u>
In the three part deductive statement, the major premise was all the laws that degrade the human personality are unjust. The minor premise was segregation laws degrade the human personality and therefore the conclusion was that the segregation laws are unjust.
This conclusion has been derived from the evidences like the hate filled policemen kick brothers and sisters. African American caught in an airtight prison of poverty. They were excluded from amusement parks. All this degraded the human personality and were unjust.
The correct answer is 3. n. A written record
