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Originally Posted by politicophile
In Plato's dialogue Crito, Socrates argues (pretty convincingly, I think) that it is better for him to obey a totally unjust law, even at the cost of his own life, than for him to escape, save his own life and violate the law. The justification is essentially that all manner of bad things would happen if a respected figure like Socrates decided that he could disregard any law that he decided didn't make sense. It certainly is something to think about...  |
I agree. But not many of us have the wisdom of Socrates. Disobeying laws that many of us consider unjust intrusions into our lifestyles does (and will) cause disrespect for laws in general. As an example, laws against murder are just, laws controlling how consenting adults have sex in the privacy of their homes are not. And there are thousands of laws in between.
