Civil Disobedience: The Statue Of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty stands at the heart of the American society as a ideogram and reminder of justice and freedom. Why does the statue hold so much value, and competence when the resistance to unjust laws, have led to civil disobedience? Despite this, it is concerning that the government continues to fret itself with nugatory issues instead of addressing significant affairs that most citizens are affected by today. Although civil disobedience may, at first glance, be frowned upon, but under unquestionable circumstances individual’s action that of a resistant to a just laws, with the goal to impose justice for the whole of humanity. Two significantly salient historical figures who trusted in civil disobedience continue to influence today’s

He or she must obey the lay or face the reality of the consequences. Thoreau suggests that to be a good patriot is not one who follows order without asking or knowing about the mission. Henry David Thoreau is best known for his essay ‘Civil Disobedience,’ but also he is well known for being one of the most prominent literary figures of the nineteenth century. He was so eloquent in his work, many other top-notch thinkers followed his standpoint quite rigorously, for example, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi used his work as directions to challenge injustice. Dr. King’s famous “Letter from Birmingham” was built on Thoreau’s

While it is true both Thoreau and King believe that individuals should do what they believe is right according to their beliefs and that it is equally appropriate to refuse unjust government rule, they both have contrast between the ways they are seen in the eyes of the government. While King stated that there should be some sort of governmental guidance, Thoreau said that society should take it upon themselves to function without a government. Thoreau was unsure of the effectiveness of reform within a government and based on the judgement of his own experiences, he was able to argue that petitioning for change achieves very little. These petitions led to their somewhat different views toward breaking unjust laws. Thoreau stated that 'if the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go', and he complemented this idea by saying that if the law 'is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then... break the law'. With regards to this quote it is understood that the 'friction' caused and necessitated some to be the origin of injustice, which means that overall both Thoreau and King agree that unjust law must be