Fight authority, authority always wins.
I can think of several examples offhand that belie this assertion.
US of A
MLK
Gandhi
Susan B. Anthony, et al
However, the ultimate authority rests where it always has... in the meatspace you occupy, and your ability to back it up. Everything else is merely codified suggestions, oft times backed up by puntiive measures or tangible rewards.
Three subjects have always interested me:
1. Psychology
2. Anthropology
3. Etymology