Illegal or morally right?

I don't think I've ever faced this dilemma either... but there's no question I would do what I thought was right. As you noticed, morality and legality come apart, which is something I always try (with varying degrees of success) to explain to my students. But that's the basis for things like civil disobedience, and it's the reason it works so well. If you can point out that the law is unjust by breaking it and taking the legal consequences, then if others see that you're suffering the consequences and violence resulting from the breaking of an *unjust* law, there can be pressure for change. *That* was a long sentence! :)

Great thought! I've never been faced with this dilemma, and hopefully I won't be. Although I have always considered myself to be law-abiding and I fully believe in the necessity of laws in our society, I believe that I would do what I truly believed was the morally right thing to do in this situation. At least I hope that I would- I wouldn't want a law, which may be outdated or unfair, to dictate to me what I knew in my heart was right. Does that make sense?

The only thing that I think I might do illegally if it would ever happen is if my husband was ever abusive with me and my kids and Id have to run away and go undergroud and away from him. I think that is the only thing I would ever consider doing illegally. That would never happen though, cause my husband loves my kids and me. Thanks for the topic!