There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are two types of laws: just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
Letter from Birmingham Jail · 1963
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail (1963)." A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches, edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.
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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.
