Question

In" letter from Birmingham Jail" King quotes poet and author T.S Eliot "The Last Temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason". Why does King include Elliott's words? select each correct answer

A. It demonstrates how well-read reasonable and intelligent King is.
B. the words help emphasize King's criticism of the police for using more Behavior to maintain an immoral system.
C. The words and salt segregationists and those who fail to oppose Injustice by calling them trees and nuts it said by calling them I said by calling them treasonous and on here is said by calling them treasonous.
D. It reminds protesters of the reasons they have to protest.

Answer 1

The right answer is: B) The words(...)immoral system. According to King "it is true that the police have shown a certain degree of discipline when facing demonstrations. In that sense, they have behaved quite "non-violently" in public. But with what goal? with the preservation of the fatal system of racial segregation. Over the past few years, i have preached unceasingly that nonviolence requires that the means we use be as pure as the ends we pursue".