disobedience
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"We will resort, if necessary, to resistance and peaceful civil disobedience," he said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
"It is not - as claimed - a direct action civil disobedience protest group like the suffragettes, operating transparently in the open," she added.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
That’s an example of how protesters committed to civil disobedience and police can work together.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
That summer, 1960, Jackson came home and led a sit-in at the library, his arrest a first taste of civil disobedience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2026
Each batch of defiers would have a leader who would inform the police in advance of the act of disobedience so that the arrests could take place with a minimum of disturbance.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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