Considering “Civil Disobedience,” which best describes how Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. both felt about acts of civil disobedience? 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.
The correct answer is C. They both believed that individuals have the right and the responsibility to protest unjust laws.
Both Thoreau and Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated for civil disobedience as a moral duty when laws were unjust. Thoreau emphasized the importance of individual conscience and the need to resist government actions that one finds unethical. Similarly, King argued that nonviolent resistance was essential in the fight against racial injustice, asserting that individuals should openly oppose and protest laws that perpetuate injustice.