In his essay "civil disobedience," henry david thoreau wrote "that government is best which governs least." which answer best shows how this motto reflects transcendentalist principles?
an ideal government does not exist, so anarchy is best for a nation.
citizens require the government to define the difference between right and wrong.
government can act as an impediment to the will and morality of individual men.
an ideal nation is one that is not governed by a monarchy or dictatorship.
government on a large scale is inefficient and should be managed at the state level.

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Reason:

The writer wants to say with that sentence that An ideal nation is one that is not governed by a monarchy or dictatorship. The true is that he meant the government must listen the voices of the civilians and let the civilians make their own decisions. In that way the government would be more prosperous.

answer: from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion—that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under god shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people

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