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Civil Disobedience 2
Title: Civil Disobedience 2
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 522 | Pages: 2.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Civil Disobedience 2
Civil Disobedience
Thoreau was once sent to jail for refusing to pay his taxes and I support this episode of civil disobedience as justified. Thoreau did not pay his taxes because he objected the use of the revenue to finance the Mexican War and enforcement of slavery laws. He did not request for his money to be used for the enforcement of slavery laws, therefore felt he had the right to protest and act out …showed first 75 words of 522 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 522 total…disobedient act against paying taxes. He did not want his money to be use in a way he did not desire. Standing up for what you believe in and being disobedient does not necessary mean committing an illegal act. It can change the law to better suit society. People practicing civil disobedience break a law because they consider the law unjust, and want to call attention to its injustice, hoping to bring about its withdrawal.
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