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Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 2 • 26/27 ENGLISH 11 A

Which of the following best describes both Thoreau’s and King’s attitudes toward government and civil disobedience?

Answer
A
a belief that government corrupts the individual
B
a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws
C
a promotion of self-reliance and isolation from society
D
a generally high respect for the law

Explanation

Both Henry David Thoreau and Martin Luther King Jr. argued that people have a moral duty to resist unjust laws through civil disobedience. Thoreau refused to support a government that upheld slavery, and King advocated nonviolent lawbreaking to challenge segregation. Their shared view is that individuals should disobey unjust laws, not that they should reject all government or isolate themselves from society.

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