Guest Post by Margaret Anna Alice
“Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.”
—Henry David Thoreau
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
—Albert Camus
“If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true, do not say it.”
—Marcus Aurelius
“Historically, the most terrible things—war, genocide, and slavery—have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
—Howard Zinn
“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”
—Martin Luther King Jr.
“Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.”
—Albert Einstein
What Is the Alchemy of Moral Courage?
I often contemplate what kinds of influences, experiences, and practices forge the alchemy of moral courage. What can we do to cultivate the foundational values and tendencies that produce individuals who bravely defy unethical orders—the Julian Assanges and Daniel Ellsbergs; the 12 men out of 500 who refused to participate in the Józefów massacre; and the 5 percent Diane Perlman calls Veridos in her theory of the Courageous Personality?
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If you’re a government worker, in any capacity, have the courage to quit and find work in the private sector doing something that does not harm others or violate their rights (taxation = theft). If money and comfortable living are more important than doing the right thing…you are the very definition of a sack of shit and I would say that right to your face.
The 3 Characteristics of Rights (for those who are not already familiar):
1. All rights are based on property;
2. Every right implies a responsibility;
3. The ONLY limitation upon your rights are the equal rights of others.
Essentially, you can do whatever the hell you want, so long as your actions do not harm others or violate their rights. Also, the concept of ‘authority’ is a mind virus, ‘authority’ doesn’t exist in nature. No one has a right to tell you what to do or how to live your life. However, criminals (especially uneducated and delusional government workers) believe it’s okay for them to use the threat of financial or physical violence against you, it’s not, and no amount of paperwork will ever make it okay.
How about the military?