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Civil Disobedience: How Far Can It Go?
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Item Title Civil Disobedience: How Far Can It Go?
Guest Gregory, Dick
Host Buckley, William F., Jr. (1925-2008)
Date CreatedMay 16, 1966
Description

Mr. Gregory had been arrested many times for his civil disobedience, and he had been shot during the Watts riots. As conversation, this show never quite clicks: Mr. Buckley is trying to clarify the line between peaceful protest and civil disobedience, while Mr. Gregory is engaged in blurring it. Still, a fascinating glimpse of the world view of an inveterate protestor. DG: "When these people [the Nuremberg defendants] pleaded that they were only obeying the law ... the world's justices declared that they were guilty and that man has a duty to disobey laws that are contrary to great moral laws. One day we might have another trial, be it in Heaven, be it in Asia--I don't know if we'll be judged by the Chinese or by the angels--but I want to be able to plead not guilty."

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Country of Origin
Place RecordedNew York City, New York, United States
DimensionsDuration: 50 minutes
FormatText
Medium television programs
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Color
black and white
Soundtrack
sound
Hoover IDProgram 009
Record Number80040.9
NotesVideo available through special order.
RightsCopyright held by Stanford University. This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the Hoover Institution Library & Archives on behalf of Stanford University.

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