Similarities Between Henry David Thoreau And John Locke
Henry David Thoreau was influenced greatly by John Locke. John Locke was a political pioneer in England. He was one of the first people to us the phrase, "life, liberty, and property." That was adapted into the preamble of the Declaration of Independence in the the phrase, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Thoreau was greatly opposed to war and slavery. He supported John Brown in his battle to end slavery. He believed in living naturally and in harmony with nature and the world. Thoreau gave lectures on civil disobedience and even titled one of his works, "Civil Disobedience." One of the main issues Thoreau argued against was the Mexican-American War. The reason he argued against the Mexican-American War was because he thought