... must take into consideration not only the dissident's certain action and its likely outcome, but also their inspiration for partaking in this act of civil disobedience. As indicated by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy "Factors relevant to a disobedient choice of action include: its illegality, its use as a last resort or first resort, any coordination with other dissidents, the likelihood of ... intelligence and expressed through reason. Historical natural law depicts the system of principles that has developed over time through the slow accumulation of custom, tradition, and exp...

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