Civil Disobedience
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I like the following quote:
"If the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth––certainly the machine will wear out. If the unjustice has a spring, or a pulley, or a rope, or a crank, exclusively for itself, then perhaps you may consider whether the remedy will not be worse than the evil; but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say break the law. Let you life be a counterfriction to stop the machine. What I have to do is to see at any rate, that I do not lend myself to the wrong which I condem"
Injustice is a lack of fairness, unjust act or occurrence. I believe what he is trying to tell us is that regardless of how things go in the government, we have to let it go, accept it for what it is and move on. In order to change a government, it would take years and massive people movements to have a jump start. Fight for your rights even if nothing seems to change, one must remain in one's thoughts and keep strong. There are no tools to deviate the evil. It is Ok to be angry at situations like this, speak up and let the anger out some how.
I agree with you Rudy, I think he means that we shouldn't let the government perpetrate injustice toward us. He wants us to stand up and fight for our rights. That 's why he did't pay taxes because he believes in justice and citizens' right to speak.
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