“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and willingly accepts the penalty by staying in jail to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the very highest respect for law.”
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Letter from Birmingham Jail: Dr. King's Seminal Essay on Civil Rights, Nonviolent Protest, and Justice—The Commemorative Edition
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