"If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so." Thomas Jefferson. Clearly, throughout history and literature there have been countless examples of people breaking the rules. Therefore it is definitely defendable to break rules that are appalling to society.
Primarily, segregation and various forms of oppression such as the "jim crow" laws created a turbulent society for african-americans in the 1960s. For example, they were not allowed to sit in the front 10 seats on city buses, but rosa parks, an african-american, broke that rule and sat in a front seat. Following her refusal to get up from the seat she, along with other civil rights activists, broke the rules for a beneficial cause.
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Primarily, segregation and various forms of oppression such as the "jim crow" laws created a turbulent society for african-americans in the 1960s. For example, they were not allowed to sit in the front 10 seats on city buses, but rosa parks, an african-american, broke that rule and sat in a front seat. Following her refusal to get up from the seat she, along with other civil rights activists, broke the rules for a beneficial cause.
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