Civil Disobedience - A public right or a crime?

Justice, the rights of choice, freedom from domination, national and civil liberty; in today's world society's whose citizens have personal and political liberties are considered free. But do institutionalized rights guarantee freedom? Does political liberty create a just and free society? When good Governments go bad and overstep their mark do citizens have the right of dissent? Throughout history thinkers have grappled with questions like these and come to a variety of conclusions, both in …

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