Civil disobedience

Civil disobedience is any act of public defiance of a law, practice or policy of authorities, if that act is premeditated, known by the actor to be illegal, and done for public reasons. Civil disobedience may be direct as was the case of Henry David Thoreau's refusal to pay his poll tax. It may be indirect, such as, burning draft cards in protest against the war in Vietnam.

1. Nothing at all will be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome. (Samuel Johnson).

1. Nonconformity

1. Passive resistance
2. Non-violent weapons
3. Non-violent demonstrations
4. Local resistance to undesired development
5. Draft evasion
6. Demonstrations
7. Citizen disobedience

1. Inadequate social reform

1. Unjust laws
2. Undemocratic political organization
3. Social injustice
4. Pacifism
5. Nuclear war
6. Illegitimate political regimes
7. Denial of right to liberty
8. Authoritarianism

1. Disorders of freedom
2. Counter revolution

1. Using civil disobedience
2. Undertaking civilian protest
3. Undermining resistance to government
4. Resisting government
5. Punishing civil disobedience
6. Pacifying citizens
7. Organizing mass protests
8. Obeying the law
9. Disobeying the law

1. Self-government
2. Rights
3. Resistance [D]
4. Resistance [C]
5. Protest
6. Obedience
7. Nonresistance
8. Government
9. Disobedience