Civil Disobedience

Two acts of civil disobedience in the twentieth-century history of the United States: In the 1920s much of the population decided to ignore the constitutional prohibition on alcohol consumption, and in 1980s they decided to ignore the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit.

Their decisions ultimately destroyed those restrictions, which failed because the cost of enforcement especially surveillance, was incompatible with a free society.

~ Here Comes Everybody by Clay Shirky

Share this article:

Awesome Words

“The liberty that the citizen enjoys is to be measured not by the governmental machinery he lives under, whether representative or otherwise, but by the paucity of restraints that it imposes upon him.”

Herbert Spencer

Other languages

Act Now

Blogs of the week


Blogs of the week, Week 2, February 10 Imagining Singapore without PAP: Why Not? SG Politics Singapore GLCs political donations to Australia’s political parties Political Duoble The behaviour of little Lee Kuan Yews TOC Massive propaganda by Straits Times to promote “shift” in ruling party’s “foreign talent” policy Temasek Review
Read more

Poll Results on...


Which issue concerns you most at this time? Government's ban on peaceful protests Demonstrations at Speakers' Corner Voting in the opposition Defamation suit held in open court Mas Selamat's escape Mr Wong Kan Seng's resignation Opposition parties cooperation Should LKY step down? Do you support the sale of wet market?

Singapore Democrats

Ads

Awesome Words

Other languages

Act Now

Blogs of the week

Poll Results on...

Login

News feeds

Most Read Articles

Latest Articles