
In an unprecedented work, a Justice of the US Supreme Court defines the limits & scope of lawful civil disobedience. Justice Abe Fortas tells how nonviolent dissent can successfully achieve revolutionary goals within the law, institutions & traditions of our democratic society. Preface The Paradox-The Duty to Obey & to Disobey The Simplicities-The Right to Dissent & its Limitation The Rights of the State & Its Duty in War as Well as Peace Civil Disobedience An Evaluation The Rules The Draft & the War in Vietnam Conclusion
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
1969-03-01
ISBN-10:
0451036468
ISBN-13:
9780451036469
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