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How Did Martin Luther King Have Just Laws

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A king of the most humble sort, a leader who possessed an unprecedented calm demeanor, a man undoubtedly wise beyond his years, Martin Luther King Jr. In just 39 years of life, King was able to both inspire millions men and women of his generation and, more importantly, change their outlook on color prejudice. It was his morals, so deeply engraved within his heart and mind that urged King to pursue and demand just law and equality for men and women of all hues.
King believed and based his argument for just laws and equality on morality. He believed people had both a legal and moral obligation to obey just laws, while having a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. The distinction between a just and an unjust law in the eyes of King was
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