e only way to create a "perfect" world is to rise up and
             speak out when injustices occur, and this is exactly what Gandhi and King
             did, and why they became "martyrs" for their causes. As Thoreau says, "I
             was not born to be forced" (Thoreau 60), and this is the core of his
             belief, and the core of civil disobedience. Thoreau believes civil
             disobedience is as much a basic right as is freedom of speech or religion,
             and he believes it is necessary to keep the government active and cognizant
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