Does Questioning Authority Make A Society Stronger

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Authority is a power exercised by a person in virtue of his office or trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization. In general, for any society to function it must be run by an authority. However, I think that questioning authority make a society stronger. In first, Dissent makes society stronger by representing the needs of the many. Modern examples include Martin Luther King and even Ralph Nader. Nader saved millions of lives by forcing the auto industry to take safety of their products seriously. Martin Luther king fought against the authority to abolish segregation in the United States and today we can see that American society is a melting pot much stronger. Secondly, by avoiding needed confrontation with the rules of authority, you allow the status quo to continue and the concentration of power to grow in the hands of a few... and as we all know, unlimited power leads to unlimited corruption. If in this case, we do not question the authority, let on that the society will be smaller, but the authority will become even more. And a questioning of authority is needed. Thirdly, most people think, Great God will come from the skies, Take away everything and make everybody feel high. Take for example the economy of a country, if the authority that could be called "government" is enriched while the society is dying, he returned to the member of this society to react, to stop this government has and install a new government much more stable image of the people. This questioning of authority will make the society stronger. There is a century’s long historic record of governments, institutions, and news media representing the interests of the powerful to the detriment of the average citizen. Questioning makes society stronger by representing the needs of the
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