"Government is best which governs least" is the statement that Thoreau elaborates on. The government is often "abused and perverted" and can prove to be ineffeciant when trying to do justice and a "better" government needs to be put in place. He thinks that peoples conscience should control the government rather than the government be ruled by law because it makes us try to find ways around the laws rather than find ways to be good according to our own being.
This is a good example of Trancendentalism because it is telling you to trust yourself and make your actions right rather than let the government let the majority of people decide who I see as being able to go off on the wrong ideas very often. So to Transcend you must realize more what you think is right and make a stand for it if you really believe so.
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