Civil Disobedience vs Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: Which Should You Read?

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Cover of Civil Disobedience

Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau · 1800 ★★★★☆ 4.0 28 pages · ≈ 31 min · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau · 1849 202 pages · ≈ 3 h 44 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Civil Disobedience is the quicker read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Walden, or, Life in the Woods / On the Duty of Civil Disobedience.

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