Civil Disobedience is Morally Justified Civil disobedience is an effective, peaceful way to resist against a certain law. Civil disobedience is protests, strikes, marches, sit-ins, and blockades. Individuals have been protesting and challenging government laws in order to achieve basic human rights that would allow them to explore their full, natural capabilities. An Irish Author, Oscar Wilde, claims that civil disobedience is an important practice that helps achieve change. For instance, Gandhi and Rosa Parks were some of the most inspiring people in history that disobeyed the law and accomplished their goals. Civil resistance is morally justified as it promotes social progress, does not include violence, and refrains corrupt laws. Civil resistance encourages change that meets the needs of citizens, sustaining the quality of their lives. Rosa Parks’ act of disobedience to give up a bus seat to a white passenger “sparked a yearlong bus boycott...that led Congress to pass the Civil Right Act of 1964”, which outlaws discrimination (Glass). If Parks had not had the courage to stand up for African Americans’ rights, they might have still not had equality and basic rights. She brought justice to African Americans and promoted change in …show more content…
To achieve democracy, the society must disobey to avoid monarchy from existing. By peacefully disobeying unjust laws, individuals achieve the respect they deserve. Gandhi believed that “when the state becomes lawless and corrupt, civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty” (Gandhi). The only way to correct law is to fight against them and disobey. This would offer the government and Congress better measures that fit in society. Individuals ought to resist the laws that they believe are unethical and the best way to alternate is through civil