mon , ▁S ins ▁of ▁Government , ▁S ins ▁of ▁the ▁Nation , ▁on ▁the ▁moral ▁responsibility ▁of ▁the ▁individual . ▁For ▁her , ▁each ▁individual ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁the ▁nation ▁because ▁he ▁or ▁she ▁constit utes ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁nation . ▁The ▁ess ay ▁attempts ▁to ▁determine ▁what ▁the ▁proper ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁individual ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁state , ▁and ▁while ▁she ▁arg ues ▁that ▁" ins ub ord ination " ▁can ▁und erm ine ▁a ▁government , ▁she ▁adm its ▁there ▁are ▁lines ▁of ▁" cons cience " ▁that ▁cannot ▁be ▁crossed ▁in ▁obey ing ▁a ▁government . ▁The ▁text ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁classic ▁consideration ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁an ▁" un just ▁war ". ▁ ▁In ▁E igh teen ▁H undred ▁and ▁Ele ven ▁( 1 8 1 2 ), ▁written ▁after ▁Britain ▁had ▁been ▁at ▁war ▁with ▁France ▁for ▁a ▁de cade ▁and ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁br ink ▁of ▁losing ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars , ▁Bar ba uld ▁presented ▁a ▁shock ing ▁Ju ven al ian ▁sat ire : ▁she ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁was ▁w an ing ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Empire ▁w ax ing . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁America ▁that ▁Britain ' s ▁wealth ▁and ▁fame ▁will ▁now ▁go , ▁she ▁cont ended , ▁and ▁Britain ▁will ▁become ▁a ▁mere ▁empty ▁ru in . ▁She ▁tied ▁this ▁decl ine ▁directly ▁to ▁Britain ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars : ▁ ▁Not ▁surprising ly , ▁this ▁p ess im istic ▁view