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

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The correct answer is “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 granting of a jail window, “How do ye do?”

The line from “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau that may have influenced John Lewis beliefs is: “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 granting of a jail window, “How do ye do?”

Henry D. Thoreau wrote “Resistance to Civil Government (Civil DIsobedience)” in 1949. He asked people to never allow a bad government to influence their lives. John Lewis is a civil rights activist and a former Congressman. He received inspiration form Thoreau ideas.

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Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the best option from the list would be the one having to do with rising up against the establishment.
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