When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the…

Alexis de Tocqueville
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When I refuse to obey an unjust law, I do not contest the right of the majority to command, but I simply appeal from the sovereignty of the people to the sovereignty of mankind. ✨ Alexis de Tocqueville (2001). Democracy in America, p.107, Penguin
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