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Which line from Part 1 best explains Thoreau's message?
Thoreau began speaking against slavery in public, echoing the voices of freedmen like Frederick Douglass
He was reportedly furious that any tax was paid on his behalf
It was this experience that Thoreau wrote about in an essay called "Civil Disobedience."
He felt that one had a moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

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D - He felt that one had a moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

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Answer: A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance

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The line from Part 1 best explains Thoreau's message is that "A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance".

Thoreau believed that the government was corrupt and immoral and he was furious when a relative paid his tax on his behalf when he was arrested. He believed that unjust laws should be resisted.

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