Abe Fortas Jurist

A nation without law becomes chaotic, even unlivable, with citizens having their rights violated and they, in turn, violating the rights of others. The value of law is that it creates peace, which is the tranquility of an ordered society. That is why America is a nation governed by law. Those who live in America should follow the law, even if they do not always agree with it.

The Moral Presupposition of Civil Disobedience

However, there are some laws which a person cannot, in good conscience, obey, because they contradict what he or she believes. To follow such laws would mean that a person is not being true to himself or herself, that is, his or her deepest beliefs and values.

Obedience, then, is limited by the very fact that a human being has a conscience. Civil disobedience presupposes that one cannot obey a law, because it is unjust, not morally right. An unjust law, according to Thomas Aquinas, “is no longer a law but a perversion of law” (S.T. I-II, q. 95, art. 2).

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