La disobbedienza civile

I chose Thoreau’s essay Civil Disobedience as my 2018 Fourth of July read, figuring I could write something quick and easy, something about the Resistance, Generalissimo Trump, and the coming Blue Wave. Yada yada yada. Something inspiring and comforting. But it didn’t work out that way. I found Thore Leggi tutto

Book Review I read this nearly twenty years ago in a college course. I recently found my notes and listed a few below, so this isn’t a typical review you’ve seen from me. My reaction to this work is pretty complicated. It had some thought-invoking ideas, but it was boring from a readabil

I have read excerpts from this essay over the years and have finally finished it. I wonder if there is a more timely book - truly the people need to take this book to heart if there is to be any hope of civility ever returning to America. Thoreau points out that passively accepting the political whi Leggi tutto

Or how to not let yourself be manipulated by any kind of authority.An essay that states some of the basic ideas of being a human being, the way I see it. It should be taught in schools. The progress from a total to a restricted monarchy, and from a restricted monarchy to democracy, is a progress towa Leggi tutto

دوستانِ گرانقدر، در زمینۀ «نافرمانی مدنی» این کتابِ 55 صفحه ای را انتخاب نمودم، تا شما بزرگواران را با مفهوم آن آشنا سازم تعبيرِ «نافرمانی مدنی» برایِ اولين بار در قرنِ نوزدهم، در آمریکا، از سویِ همین نویسنده «هنری ديويد ثرو» ابداع و بکار برده شد عزیزانم، «نافرمانی مدنی» مفهومی پيچيده و چند سويه در فر Leggi tutto

This is a very interesting read. Though the language can seem a bit old and hard to get through and understand the message is important and rings out loud and clear. Many people are content to sit around and wait for the right thing to happen but in order for the right the to happen there must be ac Leggi tutto

” Mi costa meno, in tutti i sensi, incorrere nella pena prevista per la disobbedienza allo stato, di quanto mi costerebbe obbedire. Se lo facessi sentirei di perdere valore come essere umano.” Ci hanno insegnato che disobbedire è una cosa brutta ma il fascino di andare oltre, di valicare i confini di Leggi tutto