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Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes: One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
         

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.


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One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
         



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This page presents the quote "One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.". Author of this quote is Martin Luther King Jr.. This quote is about dissent, activism, civil-disobedience, protest,.