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Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience
Concerning Dissent and Civil Disobedience
Author: Abe Fortas
[Dr. Martin Luther King] said that many Negroes would disobey "unjust laws." These he defined as laws which a minority is compelled to observe, but which are not binding on the majority. He said that this must be done openly and peacefully, and that those who do it must accept the penalty imposed by the law. This is "civil disobedience" in a gre...  more »
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In an unprecedented work, a Justice of the US Supreme Court defines the limits and scope of lawful civil disobedience. Justice Ave Fortas tells how nonviolent dissent can successfully achieve revolutionary goals within the law, institutions of our democratic society.


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