essay - GMAT: Issue 9

Question:
The primary responsibility of citizens is to obey their nation’s civil and criminal laws.

Discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the opinion stated above. Support your views with reasons and/or examples from your own experience, observations, or reading.

Answer:
I agree with the opinion that the primary responsibility of citizens is to obey their nation's civil and criminal laws. There are main two reasons why I think so.

First, obedience makes the society more peaceful. If the citizens abide by the civil and criminal laws, unnecessary disturbance can be avoided and people take away from crimes. On the contrary, if people don't obey their laws, unfathomable disorder will be generated.

Second, obeying laws strengthens people's attitudes. Through sticking to various laws, people can equip themselves with order and discipline. This makes their lives more rich and also makes the society more prosperous.

However, two main reasons I mentioned above depends tenaciously on the development of the nation. That is, if the nation is premature like a dictatorial or aristocratic society, obeying the laws will contradict the advance of democracy. In other words, if the laws don't deserve citizen's obedience, unconditional conformity can harm the advance of human beings.

To sum up, I agree with the idea that obeying laws as a citizen is the primary obligation, if the nation can deserve the citizens' obedience.