Civil Disobedience is deliberately violating a law that may be found unobjectionable. Its purpose may be to publicize an unjust law or appeal to public conscience. “Citizens of good conscience should actively oppose unjust government policies through nonviolent resistance, such as refusal to pay taxes. They should be willing to go to jail rather than yield to immoral or unethical government law and activities.” (Thoreau) I believe as citizens we are not obligated to stop unjust government, but as a citizen, we have the right to not participate in things such as promoting self-interest, supporting slavery, and wars in which we do not believe in.
