Political activist and historian Howard Zinn once said, “Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.” His views on peaceful resistance relate to those of Martin Luther King Jr. during the United States civil rights movement, Mahatma Ghandi in India’s push for independence, Nelson Mandela during the South African apartheid, and my own. Peaceful resistance is critical to make substantial changes within the government.
In pursuit of successfully changing a law or standard, many important historical figures have chosen to resist obeying to an unjust law despite the legal actions taken against them. An excellent example of disobeying a law would be Muhammed Ali. Instead of fleeing the country
In pursuit of successfully changing a law or standard, many important historical figures have chosen to resist obeying to an unjust law despite the legal actions taken against them. An excellent example of disobeying a law would be Muhammed Ali. Instead of fleeing the country