H E N R Y D A V I D T H O R E A U ( F I N A L)
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H E N R Y D A V I D T H O R E A U ( F I N A L)
- 6. Thoreau’s writings influenced many public figures. Political leaders and reformers like Mahatma Gandhi, President John F. Kennedy , civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr . Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas , and Russian author Leo Tolstoy all spoke of being strongly affected by Thoreau’s work, particularly Civil Disobedience.
- 7. Mahatma Gandhi developed civil disobedience as an anti-colonialist tool. Gandhi stated "Civil disobedience is the inherent right of a citizen to be civil, implies discipline, thought, care, attention and sacrifice".
- 8. Martin Luther King, Jr. noted in his autobiography that his first encounter with the idea of non-violent resistance was reading “ On Civil Disobedience”.