disobedience
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“It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right,” he wrote External link in Resistance to Civil Government, the essay known as Civil Disobedience.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Following World War II, Randolph co-founded the League for Nonviolent Civil Disobedience Against Military Segregation, which encouraged men to refuse to register or serve in the armed forces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
The 47-year-old veteran officer had a long record of working closely with George Fencl, the head of Philadelphia’s intelligence squad, also known as the Civil Disobedience Unit.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2023
One soldier who later defected to join the Civil Disobedience Movement confirms this.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2022
Chris’s seemingly anomalous political positions were perhaps best summed up by Thoreau’s declaration in “Civil Disobedience": "I heartily accept the motto—‘That government is best which governs least.’
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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