• Moral Obligation to Obey the Law

     

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Published: 02.04.2005.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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  • Essays 'Moral Obligation to Obey the Law ', 1.
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As an American citizen you have to agree to a social contract. This social contract is expressed through laws, rules and regulation. If you do not agree with them you have the right to leave. If you violate the social contract you can and will be punished. The laws we respect everyday such as, obeying traffic laws or paying for things deserve that respect. I believe it is immoral to break the law... of course some cases are worse than others, and the punishment should fit the crime.
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