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Approaches to Civil Resistance to Unjust Laws

There have been situations in the history of America , where the society has felt the necessity to rebel against the government . The most known cases are those of King and Thoreau . These two individuals had the courage to rebel against the powerful government of the United States They were both put in prison for their actions . These two men had dreams for a better United States for the sake of its citizens and stood up

for their beliefs . They aired their dreams through peaceful protests and civil defiance . These two remarkable individuals in the history of the United States had similar as well as different approaches and ways of basing their arguments (Thoreau ,

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This is a comparison between Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr

The two men were in agreement that the people had a part to play in ending civil injustice in the country . They encouraged people to take part in resistance to immoral laws in the United States . Both their letters they had sent from jail were published in for every person to read . The main point of King was on injustice and presented the claim that injustice in any place is a danger to justice all over the place Just like king , Thoreau talked about justice (Thoreau ,

61 . His key point was injustice in connection with the government . He...