What claim does thoreau make about his obligation as a citizen? how does this claim relate to the premise, “that government is best which governs least”?

Thoreau believes that, as a citizen, it is his obligation to disobey a law that he believes is unfair and goes against his morals. He tells us that all people need to listen to their morals and their conscience before anything else, and that they need to act accordingly always, regardless of what the law states. Therefore, he thinks that the government should not interfere in these matters, nor should they try to force people to act against their principles. The government should instead "govern least" and not interfere in ethical matters.

i would like to compare these two interpretations of the crucible : 1) eric christ's interretation and wade bradford's interpretation. the main differences between there interretaions is that in the first one you can notice direct link to joseph mccarthy whereas the second one represents how the town is filled with hysteria.the second interpretation shows that author believes that the story   about puritan town in salem is based on actual events while the first example shows the sencible reference to sort of bias.