Civil disobedience

Japanese: 市民的不服従 - しみんてきふふくじゅう
Civil disobedience
A translation of "civil disobedience." It refers to the idea and behavior of resisting state or government actions that one considers unjust, even if it means breaking the law. Typical examples of this behavior include refusing to pay taxes or serve in the military. The term civil disobedience is often associated with the American writer H.D. Thoreau. In 1846, during the Mexican-American War, Thoreau believed that the war was aimed at expanding slavery, and as a citizen, he refused to pay taxes to the government, which resulted in him being imprisoned for just one day.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
civil disobedienceの訳語。みずからの良心が不正とみなす国家・政府の行為に対しては,法律をあえて破っても抵抗するという思想と行動をさす。行動の代表に納税や兵役の拒否がある。 市民的不服従という語は,しばしばアメリカのH.D.ソローと結びつけて語られる。1846年,アメリカ・メキシコ戦争の時,ソローはこの戦争が奴隷制拡大を目的としていると考え,その政府に税金を払うことは市民として拒むという態度をとり,わずか1日だが投獄された。

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