The most powerful tool we have as the people is the power to speak. We do not want to be law breakers, we want to be law makers. Standing down is not the ideal option when laws that an authority figure makes that do not prove equality. I strongly disagree with Voltaire's claim because it states that even though authority is the minority in a society, the people are acting as the minority by refusing to stand against regulations that do not protect their freedoms. In the late 19th century and early 20th century, women in Britain began the suffragette movement. This called for the right to vote for women. At the time, women were viewed by men, the authority figure, as weak. They believed they should have no say in political power because it
