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![]() ![]() The standing army is only an arm of the standing government. ![]() The objections which have been brought against a standing army, and they are many and weighty, and deserve to prevail, may also at last be brought against a standing government. Government is at best but an expedient but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which also believe-"That government is best which governs not at all" and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, 1849 I HEARTILY ACCEPT the motto-"That government is best which governs least" and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. In 2-3 sentences, explain how Thoreau uses the Mexican-American War to support his conclusions. In 2-3 sentences, identify ONE way that Thoreau expresses his skepticism of governmental power. ![]() Using the excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, answer (a) and (b). Use the excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's On the Duty of Civil Disobedience to answer the question. ![]()
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