Sedition Act may refer to:
- Alien and Sedition Acts, including the Sedition Act of 1798, laws passed by the United States Congress
- Sedition Act 1661, an English statute that largely relates to treason
- Sedition Act of 1918, also passed by the United States Congress
- Sedition Act (Malaysia), a law in Malaysia
- Sedition Act (Singapore), a law in Singapore
Famous quotes containing the words sedition and/or act:
“It is dangerous to tell the people that the laws are unjust; for they obey them only because they think them just. Therefore it is necessary to tell them at the same time that they must obey them because they are laws, just as they must obey superiors, not because they are just, but because they are superiors. In this way all sedition is prevented.”
—Blaise Pascal (1623–1662)
“It is not enough to ask, ‘Will my act harm other people?’ Even if the answer is No, my act may still be wrong, because of its effects on other people. I should ask, ‘Will my act be one of a set of acts that will together harm other people?’ The answer may be Yes. And the harm to others may be great. If this is so, I may be acting very wrongly, like the Harmless Torturers.”
—Derek Parfit (b. 1943)