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 Eliot’s words?

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 Eliot’s words?

A)The words help emphasize King’s criticism of the police for using moral behavior to maintain an immoral system.

B)It reminds protestors of the reasons they have to protest.

C)It demonstrates how well-read, reasonable, and intelligent King is.

D)The words insult segregationists and those who fail to oppose injustice by calling them treasonous.

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