Why does thoreau believe that a government based on majority rule cannot be based on justice?

because people are inherently selfish and corrupt
because the only just government is no government at all
because they determine what is right based on the strength in their numbers rather than conscience
because it is more efficient to have power placed in fewer hands

The correct answer is the following: option c. Thoreau believes that a government based on a majority rule cannot be based on justice because they determine what is right based on the strength in their numbers rather than the conscience.

Thoreau main idea is that "the government is best which governs least". Indeed he said that one day men would be able to have a government that does not govern at all. He also argues that democracies, by answering to majorities, are answering to the strongest group, not the most thoughtful, therefore that type of government cannot be based on justice, as not because the government is the strongest group does that means that it possesses more consciousness than the rest of the citizens.

option c. Thoreau believes that a government based on a majority rule cannot be based on justice because they determine what is right based on the strength in their numbers rather than the conscience.

Explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

actually the answer would be c.) jane addams worked hard to improve the lives of less fortunate people.