civil disobedience
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In a landmark speech in 1949, he argued that once constitutional avenues existed, methods such as fasting and civil disobedience should give way to democratic processes, warning that otherwise they became the "grammar of anarchy".
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
"We will resort, if necessary, to resistance and peaceful civil disobedience," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
They are trained in the tenets of the First Amendment, the right to protest and civil disobedience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
We now had no alternative but to resort to civil disobedience, and we embarked on preparations for mass action in earnest.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
