what was henry david thoreau's purpose in willing resistance to civil government?
A review and analysis of Resistance to Civil Government by Henry David Thoreau. âResistance to Civil Governmentâ is Henry David Thoreauâs literary effort at grappling with the limitation and control that the government, and occasionally, the people themselves, impose. But what Thoreau is trying to do is illustrate that the government can and should be better than it is.