[Celtic Party] "Civil Disobedience" (H.D. Thoreau)

"Civil Disobedience" by Grace Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:08 A Paraphrased Synopsis: "Governments are typically more harmful than helpful and therefore cannot be justified (in their present form). Democracy (alone) is no cure for this, as majorities simply by virtue of being majorities do not also gain the virtues of wisdom and justice." "The government is not just a little corrupt or unjust in the course of doing its otherwise-important work, but in fact, the government is primarily an agent of corruption and injustice." Full text at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Disobedience_%28Thoreau%29 Related Link: http://www.humanrightsireland.com/ ====================== The above text has been copied from the following Indymedia (Ireland) location: http://www.indymedia.ie/article/88317# comment232405 ======================