“If a law is wrong,by heaven, it’s the duty of a man to stand up and say so.” In history there is a large amount of people who went against the law ,peacefully, to achieve a goal that was against society’s mentality/norm; but what is an act of civil disobedience? Civil disobedience is the act of disobeying a law(s) to bring about a social,economic or political change for a better cause.
In “The Night Thoreau spent in jail” The main character , Henry David Thoreau, refused to pay taxes due to the fact that he didn't agree to the Mexican-American war.Thoreau idolized Emerson, who also believed in advocating when a law is wrong . Thoreau challenged spoken and unspoken rules which can further a nation intellectually.
Mahatma Gandhi is one
In “The Night Thoreau spent in jail” The main character , Henry David Thoreau, refused to pay taxes due to the fact that he didn't agree to the Mexican-American war.Thoreau idolized Emerson, who also believed in advocating when a law is wrong . Thoreau challenged spoken and unspoken rules which can further a nation intellectually.
Mahatma Gandhi is one