civil disobedience

     

Civil isobedience is the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power, without resorting to physical violence. It is one of the primary tactics of nonviolent resistance. In its most nonviolent form (known as ahimsa or satyagraha) it could be said that it is compassion in the form of respectful disagreement.

Trivia about civil disobedience

  • Thoreau wrote this essay in 1849 to inform others how & why to protest against government misdeeds
  • It's nonviolent refusal to obey a law on moral grounds; Thoreau wrote an essay on it
  • U.S. kindergarten founder Elizabeth Peabody was the first to publish this Thoreau essay
  • This 1849 work says "Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is... prison"
  • Work that says, "Under a gov't which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison"
  • 1849 work in which Thoreau asked, "Unjust laws exist: shall we be content to obey them...?"
  • Essay in which Thoreau wrote, "I heartily accept the motto, that government is best which governs least"

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  • RT @democracynow: Detroit Residents Stage Civil Disobedience over Water Shutoffs; Activist Charity Hicks Dies
  • RT @A5H0KA: The 2nd American Revolution will begin with CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, when CITIZENS STOP PAYING TAXES to an abusive govt #PJNET
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  • In Detroit, at least 8 people were arrested in an act of civil disobedience to stop the city’s shutoff of water to thousands of households.
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  • Detroit Residents Stage Civil Disobedience over Water Shutoffs; Activist Charity Hicks Dies @democracynow
  • ...Non Violent Non Compliance & Civil Disobedience @holmessimons as per Gandhi, ML King & HD Thoreau. There's a lovely blend of Liberty!
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  • Detroit Residents Stage Civil Disobedience over Water Shutoffs; Activist Charity Hicks Dies
  • Prosecutors call protest "violent civil disobedience" as two activists charged under Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act
  • This entire first half is an act of civil disobedience by Brazil. Expect military police shortly.
  • Wacha twende kazini sasa! The more we stay away, the first goal of civil disobedience - economic sabotage - is achieved.
  • Orange Order Dep. Grand Master Alistair Smyth tells Sunday Sequence that any civil disobedience involving law breaking is unacceptable.
  • People in Berlin talking about civil disobedience against the "racist Australian government" is better than any sports result #bustthebudget
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  • This should be the civil disobedience of the century. This coming year every single American sent this in to get...
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  • RT @TeaPartyEdu: Ironic the people in power now were 60's radicals into civil disobedience against government oppression now are using gove…
  • RT @kelo3adi: Acts of civil disobedience continue today in #Egypt - from Alharm street, angry citizens block off the roads
  • RT @built: This is a fascinating idea. Countering open-carry activism with (mild) civil disobedience.
  • @hathalq Refusing to play it. Civil disobedience is a start. Women should refuse 'guardianship', so should People. Tribal system >'Wali Amr'
  • RT @JesselynRadack: #Snowden: "What is RIGHT is not necessarily what is LEGAL." CItes history of civil disobedience.
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  • Henry David Thoreau, American philosopher "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience" @TanyaLokshina
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  • @AnjumKiani waiting for ur definition of National agenda & if civil disobedience doesn't include slapping the corrupt PAT workers were wrong
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  • America: Reckless civil disobedience with heavy machinery is the best civil disobedience.
  • #np Indian Handcrafts (@IndianHandcrfts) - The Jerk (Civil Disobedience for Losers) | #DJStevo
  • @Donsarigo a form of civil disobedience, an inherent right of any populace
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  • Here is the DxE team giving a fantastic talk on civil disobedience for #animalliberation
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  • @EngrSamiTahir civil disobedience does not include slapping.
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