Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

'Walden' is the most famous publication by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau. In it, he reflects on the nature around him, while living in a cabin surrounded by woods near Concord, Massachusetts. In 'On the Duty of Civil Disobedience', Thoreau discusses that citizens ought to maintain their senses of wisdom and justice, regardless of a government's current laws.