ontrolled by land-owning adult men. Women, children and slaves were not involved in government, and not even allowed to leave the city if they wanted. Because it was so homogeneous, the will of the majority was a very good representation of the citizen’s needs, and therefor it was generally just. However, in a more mixed society, government must work to represent every group, so a majority will not represent the needs the people and Thoreau’s idea that everyone must oppose unjust government comes into play. In a large heterogeneous society, every person must be given a voice outside of a popular majority vote, or else issues that affect the masses will never be raised, and justice cannot be attained. ...
