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At the end of “resistance to civil government,” what does Henry David Thoreau conclude about the government?

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At the end of "Resistance to Civil Government", Henry David Thoreau concludes that for the State to progress there must be true respect for the individual.

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Thoreau states that in order to reach a democracy there must be true respect for the individual. He questions the form of current democracy by saying that it can be improved, and even become perfect if a state allowed itself to be fair to all men, recognizing and organizing their rights. Also, he expects the state to “recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.”

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