The transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau
A. was more conventional in his thinking than Ralph Waldo Emerson.
B. established a college for transcendentalism at Walden Pond.
C. argued that being part of society helped individuals to transcend their egotism.
D. argued Americans had a moral right to disobey the laws of the United States.
E. felt every individual should balance society's expectations with one's own instincts.
Answer: D
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