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He wrote that "even voting for the right is doing nothing for it… A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance…"

Which explains the purpose of this line?

A. To convey the idea that Thoreau was truly a wise man
B. To explain Thoreau's view that we have a responsibility to act
C. To imply that Thoreau felt he was above the law
D. To suggest that Thoreau placed a high value on human life

"Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it… A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance…" these are the words written to explain Thoreau's view that we have a responsibility to act.

Thoreau wrote about it in an essay called "Civil Disobedience."

It says, If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, break the law.

He was a lifelong abolitionist, providing lectures that battered the Fugitive Slave Law while honoring the writings of Wendell Phillips and safeguarding abolitionist John Brown. Thoreau's philosophy of civil disobedience later influenced the political thoughts and actions of such notable figures as Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The main purpose was to explain one has the moral responsibility to resist unjust laws.

Therefore, To explain Thoreau's view that we have a responsibility to act, option B is the correct answer.

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