Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Abuse, Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America, Divine Principles, Duty To Disobey, Government, Henry David Thoreau, Philosophy, Quotes, Rights, Social Contract, U.S. Politics, U.S. Representative John Lewis on September 14, 2022|
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| As citizens, we knew we had ceded some of our individual rights to society in order to live together as a community. But we did not believe this social contract included support for an immoral system. Since the people invested government with its authority, we understood that we had to obey the law. But when law became suppressive and tyrannical, when human law violated divine principles, we felt it was not only our right, but our duty to disobey. As Henry Thoreau strongly believed, to comply with an unjust system is to accept abuse. It is not the role of the citizen to follow the government down a path that violates his or her own conscience. |
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| ― John Lewis |
| From his book: “Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change“ |
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| Click here (14 September) to see the posts of prior years. I started this blog in late 2009. Daily posting began in late January 2011. Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts. |
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