Assertion: civil disobedience | /r/HasProperty | useful
Facets:
value: for him
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Smith believes that civil disobedience can be useful even if the the public sphere is functioning normally, while the German philosopher asserts that if the public sphere is accessible and the government is responsive, no disobedient acts will be needed.
text: If that had been his aim, then I cannot think of any way that civil disobedience would have been a useful or necessary tool for him.