... without regard to societal rules and laws, even going so far as to act in opposition to those laws that are felt to be unjust. Emerson claims that "No law can be sacred to me but that of my nature. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this; ... is to do at any time what I think right"(2). While all members of society posses the will and the inclination to do right by opposing an unjust society, only those in the upper echelon have the power to actually affect change, while avoiding the personal consequences of non-conformity. Those that have stood ... only tho...

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... 's perception of right and wrong. King combines this effectively and wisely inserts it in the piece, thus appealing to his selected audience in the ethical aspect: "One who breaks the unjust law must do so openly, lovingly and with a willingness to accept the penalty". Here King approaches his audience in a humble manner stating that one should hold himself responsible for his actions ... the argued problem rather than complaining about the issue, his appeal would stand firmer. In conclusion, both pieces emphasize on the rights and duties of the individual when he encounters unjust laws ...

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... Klu Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to 'order' than to justice" *. He deduces the fact that the white moderate does not seem to recognize "that law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice," *that the tension in the South is there due to segregation, that the tension will erupt into violence if it is ... admired, King began to see the church the way his father did -- as a means for great social change for African-Americans. By quoting religious leaders like St. Augustine, "an unjust law is no law at all" (717), Dr. King creates the ethos of a spi...

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