ho freely speaks his mind and never "cumbers himself never about consequences, about interests: he gives an independent, genuine verdict" (261). Emerson emphasizes that a child does what he desires and freely speaks what's on his mind without consideration of consequences. Emerson admires such genuine actions because they express uninhibited and uninfluenced original thought, which is critical to a person's development as a unique individual. For example, in the 1950's, Rosa Parks decided to sit in front of the bus, and stand up for what she believed in; even though, it was against the law. She wanted to improve her social purpose and to have the moral rights as the majority. Additionally, Emerson also states, "society is a wave. The wave moves onward, but the water of which it is composed does not." This is a metaphor describing society as the wave and the particles of water as the people distinctively. This demonstrates Emerson's idea that society never advances. If a man is not self-confident and is unable to share himself with others, as people die so does their experience. But the ability to be self-reliant eliminates this loss of experience. Hence, Emerson's views strongly support the reasoning behind civil disobedience, but Thoreau adopts his ideas and goes into more depth.
             When one encounters an unjust law a question arises: whether one should willingness or unwillingness to accept it? Thoreau begins his essay by advocating the renowned motto, "that government is best which governs least"(177). He expresses a strong distaste for the intrusive role of the government in people's lives, particularly in regards to the Mexican War. His view is that the state would operate much more efficiently without the endless and essentially gratuitous intervention of the government because that the government is continuously throwing up seemingly overwhelming obstacles to block the path towa...