Henry David Thoreau felt that war was unjust and therefore refused to pay his taxes when the United States declared war on Mexico.Thoreau felt that there was a higher law than the law of the land.Which theory of jurisprudence was he applying?
A)Legal positivism
B)Natural law
C)Legal realism
D)Common law

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Thoreau was applying the theory of natural law, which posits that there is a higher moral law that is universal and applies to all human beings, even if it conflicts with the positive law created by governments. Thoreau believed that paying taxes to support an unjust war violated this higher law.

Henry David Thoreau Felt That War Was Unjust and Therefore