Friday, December 30, 2011
Essay on Civil Disobedience and Unjust laws
Should all laws passed by the government be obeyed by its citizens? For Henry David Thoreau, citizens should not blindly obey all the laws passed by the lawmakers. There are certain laws which may be disobeyed by the public. Thoreau called these laws as unjust laws. Unjust laws are laws that violate basic and inherent rights of the people. These laws trample upon the same rights that the government has sworn to protect and uphold. They are an anathema to a democratic society primarily
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