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Henry David Thoreau - "Civil Disobedience"

Question 8 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27

Considering "Civil Disobedience," which best describes how Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. both felt about acts of civil disobedience?

Answer
A
They both believed that acts of peaceful political protest would not affect or alter the law.
B
They both believed that people should go against certain laws because government is a flawed concept.
C
They both believed that individuals have the right and the responsibility to protest unjust laws.
D
They both believed that breaking the law is an unjust action that deserves punishment.

Explanation

Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. both argued that people should not obey laws they consider unjust. They believed individuals have a moral responsibility to protest those laws, even when doing so means accepting legal consequences. Choice C best captures this shared belief; they were not opposed to government in general, as choice B suggests.

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