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Daily Archives: January 18th, 2016

Martin Luther King, Jr.: We have a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws

Excerpt: Today is Mar­tin Luther King Jr. Day, and like we do every year in hon­or of Dr. King’s mem­o­ry, I’m post­ing an excerpt from his Let­ter From Birm­ing­ham Jail. In these pas­sages, Dr. King is explain­ing that not all laws are cre­at­ed equal. Laws are made by humans, and humans unfor­tu­nate­ly have a long his­to­ry […]
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Holidays, Policy Topics
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