Disobedience!? What is this about disobedience!?

The Great and Mighty Presto never said people were allowed to disobey! Oh wait, this mortal is disobeying the puny "government" not me. That's perfectly acceptable, as long as they still listen to the highest authority, me, whether they have been dead for centuries or not. Now this mortal, David Thoreau is a bit too... free thinking for my liking. After all if this mortal thinks " The government itself, which is the only mode which the people have chosen to execute their will, is equally liable to be abused", then they seem to think that they shouldn't blindly listen to what they're told to say or do, this would be completely unacceptable under the rule of The Great and Mighty Presto. How can you possibly be a good patriot if you don't blindly listen to what you're told? Then the  mortal goes on to compare those who serve the state to machines, and here's the kicker, as a negative! It's almost as if this mortal is being serious about believing in the right of individuals to govern themselves, but obviously their joking, yes? After all the mortal states on page 1028 that others will on occasion pay the tax that is demanded of him, that is there to show the pointlessness of any sort of rebellion is it not? Why would he feel a need to assert his will when higher powers such as the government, or more importantly me can assert their will over him and all others? The Great and Mighty Presto believes mortals such as this should know their place, mortals are only meant for the explicit purpose of serving Presto after all!