To him, a red light is merely a suggestion. But that s dangerous, I protested. Not if I use good judgment he replied. I thought of all the people who were shot with guns someone thought were unloaded. I know it s easy to belittle laws and blind compliance.
Some laws are silly and others are so unfair that they justify civil disobedience.
But contempt for the law is often just an excuse to disregard rules we find inconvenient. Let it be taught in schools, in seminaries, and in colleges. Let it be written in primers, spelling books, and in almanacs. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislative halls, and enforced in the courts of justice. And, in short, let it become the political religion of the nation.