obedience is at the heart of political power. rulers or other command systems, despite appearances, are dependent on the population's goodwill, decisions, and support. 
                                                                                                                                       -gene sharp

...if popular disobedience is sufficiently widespread and prolonged, no regime can survive.
 the task is to convince them to disobey. when they change sides, the government starts to fall.
                                                                                                        -mark engler and paul engler