Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become law…

Mahatma Gandhi
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Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi (2012). The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas, p.144, Vintage
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Civil disobedience becomes a sacred duty when the state has become lawless or corrupt. And a citizen who barters with such a state shares in its corruption and lawlessness. ✨ Mahatma Gandhi (2012). The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas, p.144, Vintage

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