Select the correct text in the passage.
Which two parts of this except from Henry David Thoreau’s essay "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" emphasize the common romantic theme that the individual has greater value than society or government?
After all, the practical reason why, when the power is once in the hands of the people, a majority are permitted, and for a long period continue, to rule, is not because they are most likely to be in the right, nor because this seems fairest to the minority, but because they are physically the strongest. But a government in which the majority rules in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?—in which majorities decide only those questions to which the rule of expediency is applicable? Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator? Why has every man a conscience, then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward.
- "But a government in which the majority rules in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it."
- "Must the citizen ever for a moment, or in the least degree, resign his conscience to the legislator?"
The two parts of the passage that emphasize the common romantic theme that the individual has greater value than society or government are:
1. "Can there not be a government in which majorities do not virtually decide right and wrong, but conscience?"
2. "Why has every man a conscience, then? I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward."
The two parts of the excerpt that emphasize the common romantic theme that the individual has greater value than society or government are:
1. "But a government in which the majority rules in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it." This part suggests that following the majority does not necessarily lead to justice because it overlooks the importance of individual conscience and understanding of what is just.
2. "I think that we should be men first, and subjects afterward." This statement underscores the idea that one's identity as an individual, with their own thoughts, beliefs, and values, should take precedence over being a mere subject of governance.
To select the correct text, you would need to identify these two parts within the provided passage.