Why does Thoreau think that the government was foolish in imprisoning him for not paying poll-tax?

Or What is Thoreau’s attitude towards a State’s imprisoning a man? Or What does Thoreau think about the imprisonment of a man by the State?   Answer: Thoreau has a very revolutionary idea about the imprisonment of a man by his state. The author himself was imprisoned once for not paying poll-tax for six years. He […]

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