Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. Votes: 8
Henry David ThoreauWhenever there is authority, there is a natural inclination to disobedience. Votes: 5
Thomas Chandler HaliburtonMy first civil disobedience arrest for social justice was in 1986 for protesting the SDI. Votes: 5
Martin SheenCivil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state becomes lawless or corrupt. Votes: 4
Mahatma GandhiKing consciously steered away from legal claims and instead relied on civil disobedience. Votes: 4
Constance Baker MotleyYou only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think. Votes: 4
Guillermo del ToroDisobedience happens not when we think too much grace but when we think too little of it Votes: 3
Tullian TchividjianThe problem in this world is not civil disobedience...th e problem in this world is civil obedience. Votes: 3
Howard ZinnCivil disobedience is a viable political tactic, and a non-violent tactic. Votes: 0
William KunstlerMass civil disobedience can use rage as a constructive and creative force. Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.Reviling a Muslim is disobedience to God, and fighting with him is infidelity. Votes: 0
Elijah MuhammadCivil disobedience is the only nonviolent escape from the soul-destroying heat of violence. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiCivil disobedience is a lever which can move the world by using peace as a fulcrum. Votes: 0
Mehmet Murat ildanCivil disobedience is the assertion of a right which law should give but which it denies. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiRejoicing is clearly a spiritual command. To ignore it, I need to remind you, is disobedience. Votes: 0
Charles R. SwindollI believe in civil disobedience among other forms of resistance in times when it's called for. Votes: 0
William KunstlerMass civil disobedience is like an earthquake, a sort of general upheaval on the political plane. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiAt the cross in holy love God through Christ paid the full penalty of our disobedience himself. Votes: 0
John StottA great many of us must move from words to acts - from words of dissent to acts of disobedience. Votes: 0
Barbara Deming