Civil Disobedience Does More Harm Than Good

Civil disobedience has the potential to positively influence a society for the better. Martin Luther King said " One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws." In this day and age civil disobedience is praised even rewarded; but, can this form of peaceful rebellion help a society. The answer to this question is, yes. There are three things that are necessary to truly have a correct form of civil disobedience. There must be no damage to property or people, one must take responsibility for his or her own actions, and one must still respect the outcome whatever it may be in the end. Webster's 1828 dictionary defines civil as "Civilized; courteous; complaisant; gentle and obliging; well-bred; affable; kind; having the manners of a city; as opposed to the rough, rude, course manners of a savage or clown" The key to civil disobedience is courteous and complaisant. Civil disobedience does not harm others or others possessions in order to get one's point across. The act of civil disobedience is also protected by the constitution. The first amendment of the constitution states " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of
If you are participating in civil disobedience you must take the consequences of your actions, even if they are for the most just cause in the world. You must take your consequence. Mahatma Gandhi went to jail multiple times for his civil disobedience against Britain. He did not violate property or hurt others, yet because he opposed and broke the law he was arrested. He did not get angry and yell at the men who arrested him but promoted peaceful rebellion. This is how one should act if arrested for civil disobedience, not by pouting or yelling at the officers but with their head held high being as civil as they were rebelling as they are being