Question

considering \civil disobedience,\ which best describes one similarity between thoreau and martin luther king, jr.?

• both expressed complete faith that the government would change unfair laws.
• both felt that people have the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.
• both were assassinated because of their ideas and influence.
• both felt that prison robbed them of their drive to persevere.

Explanation:

Thoreau's Civil Disobedience argues that moral individuals must resist unjust laws, and Martin Luther King Jr. explicitly drew on this idea in his advocacy for nonviolent resistance to segregation and unfair laws, framing civil disobedience as a moral duty. The other options are incorrect: Thoreau did not have full faith in government change, only King was assassinated, and both viewed prison as a stand for justice rather than a blow to their resolve.

Answer:

Both felt that people have the moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.