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THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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____ You express a great deal of anxiety over our willingness to break laws. This is certainly a legitimate concern. Since we so diligently urge people to obey the Supreme Court’s decision of 1954 outlawing segregation in the public schools, at first glance it may seem rather paradoxical for us consciously to break laws. One may want to ask:“How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer lies in the fact that there are two types of laws:just and unjust. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I would agree with St. Augustine that “an unjust law is no law at all.” ____ Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail, “ April 16, 1963Which statement most accurately summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A
People must obey Supreme Court decisions.
B
You can never break some laws while obeying others.
C
Violence brings faster results than peaceful protest.
D
Following moral principles is sometimes more important than following the law.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One may well ask, “How can you advocate breaking some laws and obeying others?” The answer is found in the fact that there are two types of laws: There are just laws and there are unjust laws. I would be the first to advocate obeying just laws. One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -Southern police arrested civil rights protesters-including, on multiple occasions, King-for violating practically every criminal code provision: disturbing the peace, marching without a permit, violating picketing or boycott laws, trespassing, engaging in criminal libel and conspiracy.

Detailed explanation-3: -It says that people have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws and to take direct action rather than waiting potentially forever for justice to come through the courts.

Detailed explanation-4: -Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust. All segregation statutes are unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality.

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