Question

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.
ANSWER IS C.

Answer 1

C. They both believed that individuals have the right and the responsibility to protest unjust laws.

Thoreau and M. Luther King believed that one should speak out against an injustice. They believed that the government had flaws . They believed that one should stand up for what he or she believes in, as well as accepting the consequences for his actions.