Question

Which sentence in this excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" implicitly argues that people need to think independently and question authority?

1. I believe that the State will soon be able to take all my work of this sort out of my hands, and then I shall be no better a patriot than my fellow-countrymen.

2. seen from a higher still, and the highest, who shall say what they are, or that they are worth looking at or thinking of at all?

3. However, the government does not concern me much, and I shall bestow the fewest possible thoughts on it.

4. If a man is thought-free, fancy-free, imagination-free, that which is not never for a long time appearing to be to him, unwise rulers or reformers cannot fatally interrupt him.

Answer 1

Answer: Based off your personal opinion, you can go off these two answers and choose,

1 and 4

Explanation:

1. This explains that the State controls people and if he does not continue to work, he will become like everybody else.

4. This quote explains that people must stick to their own beliefs and stray away from influences, whether it be socially or politically. If you let others speak over you, you will lose yourself.

I personally agree more with 4, but I would change the wording considering I've never read the book.