Theme Of Civil Disobedience

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead was the provider of this quote, and it connects directly to the idea of civil disobedience. In order to change the world, people have to take action. Standing idly by and allowing injustice to occur, even if the majority fails to see the injustice, will not change the tides of history.
Those who do stand to fight injustice in the law are remembered for their deeds for changing the world for the better. Henry David Thoreau is known for his work "Civil Disobedience" in which he explains the importance of opposing what is unjust in order to improve society. This idea of civil disobedience is what gave Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks their legacy in history. They spoke out, peacefully, and faced the consequences that they were met with in order to bring attention to the larger issues at hand. Had they been violent or not accepted the consequences, their actions would not have been so noble and would not have gained the support and momentum required to spark change.
Peacefully rejecting injustice, as opposed to violently revolting, is much more effective in drawing positive reactions and support from more sources, because violence is not heroic or noble. The colonists
Few Americans find sympathy for terrorists after an attack, even if those Americans share the ideas of the attacker. Take for example, the Orlando nightclub shooter in June. Before people were aware he was connected to ISIS, his attack seemed to be a hate crime against homosexuals. Not all people support homosexuality, but those American citizens did not support the violence of the nightclub. All that most people saw was more violence that we as Americans have already seen too much of in our