Thoreau on Individuals and Government
Henry David Thoreau argued that individuals are superior to the government because
A
the federal government was too new an institution to be fairly evaluated
B
the federal government was too small to effectively govern the nation
C
too few individuals serve in government to accurately represent the will of the people
D
individuals are the true agents of progress, while the government acts as an impediment
E
individuals are far more likely to acknowledge their failures than the government is