Thoreau and King aganist the Government

Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr., both had similar perceptions about the government. In Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience he argues that people would be more powerful and effective if people were to depend on themselves and not the government. Throughout his book titled Walden he stresses this issue by writing about his experiences at Walden. Being sure to state how much money he saved by living on his own and by producing his own food. Along the same lines in an excerpt from King, he stresses the importance of non-violence and how practicing non-violent acts can lead to change from the government. In Civil Disobedience Thoreau states, “For it matters not how small the beginning may seem to be: what is once done well is done forever” (Thoreau 16). This statement applies to King’s argument because of his courageous efforts toward African American freedom he helped produce African American equality.