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Veteran CIvil Rights Leader: Snowden Acted in Tradition of Civil Disobedience
Submitted by Westernerd on Thu, 2013-08-08 02:00
"In keeping with the philosophy and the discipline of non-violence, in keeping with the teaching of Henry David Thoreau and people like Gandhi and others, if you believe something that is not right, something is unjust, and you are willing to defy customs, traditions, bad laws, then you have a conscience. You have a right to defy those laws and be willing to pay the price."
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