The only chance women have for justice in this country is to violate the law, as I have done, and as I shall continue to do.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Women cannot get justice through legal channels, so civil disobedience is their only option.
- In plain terms
- Breaking the law is the only way women get justice here.
- What can you take from it?
- Unjust systems force people to break rules.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is breaking the law right?
- What is justice?
Another view
Civil disobedience carries real risks and consequences.
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