Question

Which line from "Civil Disobedience" by Henry David Thoreau may have influenced John Lewis's beliefs?

A.
I think sometimes, Why, this people mean well; they are only ignorant; they would do better if they knew how: why give your neighbors this pain to treat you as they are not inclined to?
B.
It was formerly the custom in our village, when a poor debtor came out of jail, for his acquaintances to salute him, looking through their fingers, which were crossed to represent the grating of a jail window, "How do ye do?"
C.
I have never declined paying the highway tax, because I am as desirous of being a good neighbor as I am of being a bad subject; and as for supporting schools, I am doing my part to educate my fellow-countrymen now.
D.
If others pay the tax which is demanded of me, from a sympathy with the State, they do but what they have already done in their own case, or rather they abet injustice to a greater extent than the State requires.
E.
I asked him in my turn how he came there, presuming him to be an honest man, of course; and, as the world goes, I believe he was.

Answer 1

D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Your answer is B. Thoreau believed in nonviolent actions, and only using force when needed. The line would be B because it shows that he and his folks would respect those that got outta jail. normally ppl wouldn't do that and would rather brutally treat them.

A is wrong because it doesn't show that he believes in nonviolence.

B is correct

C has to do with a personal story, once again having nothing to do with civil obedience

D is wrong because that is another personal story

E is completely irrelevant