solved Reply to two classmates in at least 150 words with

Reply to two classmates in at least 150 words with one more additional quote from the text. Remember to include the full MLA 8 citation at the end of your replies. Aisha response: In Henry David Thoreau’s book, “Civil Disobedience”; Thoreau discusses unjust laws, he states “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?” from this quotation, one could infer that Thoreau is offering arguments for civil disagreements, such as accepting to obey the laws, or endeavoring till we have succeeded in amending the law, not just amend them, or going against the law and becoming transgressors of unjust laws. Thoreau is asking, would you blindly follow the unjust law? Or would you follow the unjust laws until you could conform to them and better them? Or would you disobey the law until it is fixed and revised? Thoreau believed that if the government required you to obey unjust laws, then you should break the law even if it meant punishment and imprisonment. He encouraged people to use their morals and what they stood for and to go against such unjust laws. He believed no one should be forced “I was not born to be forced. I will breathe after my fashion. Let us see who is the strongest” (Thoreau). Thoreau believed strongly against people being blind followers of unjust laws or unjust government and respecting it “It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right” (Thoreau). From all the statements Thoreau has made it is just to think, he firmly believed government only existed to please and conform to the people, and if it didn’t, it shouldn’t be obeyed “The government itself, which is only the mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused and perverted before the people can act through it” (Thoreau). Jacobs response: Thoreau’s quote, “Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them, or shall we endeavor to amend them, and obey them until we have succeeded, or shall we transgress them at once?”, displays his disliking towards the government compelling minorities to obey them. He argues that people should only follow a government that makes laws in an ethical and moral way. He claims that most governments are not practical; “Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient” (Thoreau). He justifies civil disobedience in many ways, one of those moral principles being the need for individual conscience; “It is truly enough said that a corporation has no conscience; but a corporation of conscientious men is a corporation with a conscience” (Thoreau). Thoreau’s view on just and unjust laws is based on his argument that not all citizens’ values are represented in the nation’s laws. This leads to Thoreau’s view on democracy in America; “Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man?” (Thoreau). He believes that democracy has its benefits, however, the majority is not always correct.