At the end of “resistance to civil government,” what does henry david thoreau conclude about the government?

At the end of "Resistance to Civil Government", Henry David Thoreau concludes that for the State to progress there must be true respect for the individual.

Explanation:

Thoreau states that in order to reach a democracy there must be true respect for the individual. He questions the form of current democracy by saying that it can be improved, and even become perfect if a state allowed itself to be fair to all men, recognizing and organizing their rights. Also, he expects the state to “recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly.”

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this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.