Civil Disobedience; Disobedience or NOT.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), wrote, the famous essay "Civil Disobedience." The idea of civil disobedience is peculiar to democratic societies. It means breaking the law and thus challenging the authorities, but usually in a non-violent fashion.

Disobedience is defined as the refusal or neglect to obey,However, we have the right to free expression.In my opinion Thoreau's idea of "Civil Disobedience" has one side. First,for democratic societies Civil Disobedience may be a tool to raise its voice thus challenging the authorities,considering, that we live in a society that permits freedom of  expression.The highest law in our land is the U.S. Constitution, which has some amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights guarantees that the government can never deprive people in the U.S. of certain fundamental rights including the right to freedom of religion and to free speech and the due process of law (American Civil Liberties Union).By contrast the action of challenging the authorities in my opinion is not necessary considered as an act of disobedience.For instance,if society believes that X law is whether morally or ethical wrong ,and demands the government a change in it, it does not necessarily means disobedience .In my opinion society as a whole have better sense of whats good or bad for its development rather than a group of people running the country,however if such dis conformity is only expressed by a little group in society then it would not be for the interest of the society as a whole.Indeed, Civil Disobedience does not breaks the law but it challenges the authority.On the opposite way it may be seen as Disobedience because the fact that people are in some cases disagree with the Government and some of its regulations  is not a good action for the Government,thus its interests may be affected.

Nice topic.So far this my favorite. I m totally agree with Thoreau's concept of Civil Disobedience for such reason i choose this fragment of the reading.