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IS CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE JUSTIFIED?“The death of democracy is not likely to be an assassination from ambush. It will be a slow extinction from apathy, indifference, and undernourishment". 1“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it 's the only thing that ever has."2 History has shown us through the likes of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. who went against the greater power of their time to fight for injustice. These few respectable

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the perspective of the protesters engaged in civil disobedience is a peaceful way to bring awareness to the injustices happening in society, while to that of the government and officials, it would seem as disrupting the “peace” in society. On the perspective of a protester, civil obedience to them positively impact a free society because civil disobedience is a way for society to advance forward without the current problems despite being “free”. Civil obedience in a way is a method to solve current

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Civil disobedience has been used by the people to get the attention of their government and to hopefully inspire change. Civil disobedience is an act of refusal by a large group of people against certain laws. From Ghandi to Martin Luther King Jr, people have used civil disobedience to enact change. While the concept of civil disobedience has been around for centuries, it hasn’t been called civil disobedience until recently. Protest, rallies, boycotting and worker strikes are forms of civil disobedience

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violence. No matter how careful, meaningful, or powerful the peaceful protestors are there has been a backlash of violence from many different parties. Civil disobedience has been a predominant way minorities have fought for their rights. Women and African Americans have been protesting since the beginning of the United States through civil disobedience. The Women’s Rights Movement made its first major sign of progress when the 20th Amendment of the Constitution was passed; allowing women the right

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they believe in. If a law seems unjust to them, they should have the right to protest it or disobey it, as long as it is done peacefully. Martin Luther King is one of the most influential leaders in history. Without his non-violent protests and civil disobedience, the unjust laws of segregation might still be in place. One of my favorite quotes from MLK's "Letter From Birmingham Jail" is when

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It’s difficult to imagine a world where citizens follow laws they agree with and disregard those they are against. However, what if the laws they disregard should never have been laws in the first place? Civil disobedience is a method used to fight injustice in society. In the words of Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” If injustice is not confronted, it will continue to seep into every facet of society. This can transform a once free society into

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“Civil disobedience, also called passive resistance, refusal to obey the demands or commands of a government or occupying power, without resorting to violence or active measures of opposition; its usual purpose is to force concessions from the government or occupying power.” (Britannica) Civil disobedience has become a major tactic in many countries, especially India and Africa. Civil disobedience cannot be characterized as a complete refusal of a system, instead it is a ritualistic violation of

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protested in a similar manner declared that they were using Thoreau’s method of civil disobedience (Civil Disobedience, 4). Thoreau believed the individual must always express his or her belief about societal laws. From this, John Locke’s social contract theory included the idea of “tacit consent” which allows disobedience or revolution if the society breaks its part of the contract (Philosophy of Law: Civil Disobedience, 7). Throughout history, non-violent protests have taken many forms, each for

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one of which ignites a lot of controversy; civil disobedience. Civil disobedience has been used by people who felt they were not being heard. Even though there are people who will argue against its effectiveness, this is a way for individuals to take part in their government and promotes a free society. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, civil disobedience was initially used by Henry David Thoreau in his essay titled “Civil Disobedience”. Thoreau used this to rationalize his decision

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Civil disobedience is the refusal to obey civil laws in an effort to induce change in governmental policy or legislation. Thoreau 's infamous ideas on "Civil Disobedience," written in 1849, have been monumental in the fight for change. It has helped influence change anywhere from the 1940s fight against Danish resistance, to the 1950s and McCarthyism. Thoreau 's words have helped lead the way to freedom. It has made the people of the world think about how they are being governed and how they

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