July 26, 2004

Breaking the Law II

Mustafa Hirji (email) at 02:14 AM

A quote by Martin Luther King Jr., given to me by Samantha Power via the comments section of Steve Smith's blog (the number of times I've linked to that now would make one think that the comments section was actually a blog itself):

In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law ... That would lead to anarchy. An individual who breaks a law that his conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

I think this relates to some of what I've been arguing here the last few days.

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