I think there are a few omissions here. 1. There are three (not two) choices in modern life: follow the law, break the law, break the law with anonymity. The l

I think there are a few omissions here. 1. There are three (not two) choices in modern life: follow the law, break the law, break the law with anonymity. The last still carries risk, but not nearly with the certainty of the second. 2. Between this and your replies downthread, we have to be clear that "society" consists of three parts: government, citizens, and capital (aka corporations). All of these influence the creation and enforcement of laws. Because of the last, I would assert that in modern capitalist democracies, it is possible to break the law yet be in complete moral alignment with the citizens of your society. An example would have been the original protests against the Tea Act of 1773.