Civil Disobedience and Other Essays Author:Henry David Thoreau Natural philosopher and rugged poet Henry David Thoreau has inspired many generations through Thoreau's popular essays included here: Civil Disobedience, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown, Walking, and Life without Principle. Cited by both Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as influential in their drive to create... more » positive change through nonviolent means, Thoreau's essay CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE is just as applicable today as people search for their own role in making society better.« less