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Thoreau's definition of civil disobedience is not only achieved through non- violence but finding it in one's self to do the right thing according to your morals and values not according to the masses, general population, or the government.

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What is Thoreaus main claim in his quote from Civil Disobedience?

In "Civil Disobedience," Thoreau's main claim is that individuals have a moral obligation to resist unjust government actions and laws. He argues that true justice comes from following one's conscience rather than blindly adhering to authority. Thoreau advocates for nonviolent resistance as a means to effect change and uphold personal integrity in the face of injustice. Ultimately, he emphasizes the importance of individual action in promoting social and political reform.


What is nonviolent civil disobedience?

Nonviolent civil disobedience (NVCD): A definition Civil disobedience is both a political tactic and the basis of movements that advocate social change. It is a nonviolent action engaged in by an individual who refuses to obey a law for moral or philosophical reasons. The participants in civil disobedience willfully and openly refuse to comply with a law in order to dramatize the issue that they, or the group, find unjust. An example of civil disobedience would be an environmentalist blocking a logging road and thus preventing the passage of logging trucks loaded with timber, when the logging company has obtained a court injunction prohibiting blocking the road.


Was Mohandas Gandhi using civil obedience or civil disobedience?

Gandhi used non-violent civil disobedience as a tool against British colonialism in India.


Who were the leaders of civil disobedience of India?

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What philosophy is displayed through civil disobedience?

In most cases, civil disobedience is viewed as an expression of a pacifist philosophy, as a method of nonviolent resistance.

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Which term is defined as protesting by refusing to obey law?

civil disobedience


When was civil disobedience published?

"Civil Disobedience" was published in 1849.


What is a creative title for a civil disobedience essay?

Dick or Civil Disobedience ?


When did civil disobedience begin?

Civil disobedience truly began in the 1919 revolution. This revolution happened in Egypt. The Egyptians practiced civil disobedience because they were against British rule.


What has the author Carl Cohen written?

Carl Cohen has written: 'Civil disobedience: conscience, tactics, and the law' -- subject(s): Civil disobedience, Civil rights 'Earth's Hidden Mysteries' 'Civil Disobedience'


What is common misconception about civil disobedience?

One of the most common misconceptions about civil disobedience is that it has to be violent. Mahatma Gandhi is a prominent example of someone who successfully utilized peaceful civil disobedience.


Militancy and extresim definition in Oxford dictionery?

militancy is form of civil disobedience with an active part in violence played by a person known as a militant.


How do you use civil disobedience in a sentence?

"The court uses civil disobedience"The youths found causing damage during the riots appeared in court charged with Criminal Damage and Civil Disobedience.


Who was the author of the book 'civil disobedience'?

"Civil Disobedience" was an essay written by Henry David Thoreau, published in 1849


What are the release dates for ALF Civil Disobedience - 2007?

ALF Civil Disobedience - 2007 was released on: USA: 2007


How did Thoreaus work civil disobedience benefit society?

His transcendentalist ideas basically motivated people to "get of their asses, and do something", thus making people actually rely on themselves. Thoreau's works benefited society, in that people actually started to rely on themselves rather than on other people.