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... Thoreau begins the essay by saying, "That government is best which governs least. ... Thoreau says that the American government is necessary because "the people must have some complicated machinery or other, and hear its din, to satisfy that idea of government which they have." Thoreau believes that government takes credit for things it hasn’t done. Thoreau also that government is wrong about restrictions on trade and commerce. However, Thoreau says that speaking "practically and as a citizen," he doesn’t want the government to be eliminated but made better. ... Thoreau says, "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? ... Thoreau criticizes that government should simply defend the political attributes we enjoy. ... Thoreau writes, "If I have unjustly wrested a plank from a drowning man, I must restore it to him though I drown myself.
Approximate Word count = 710
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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