Question

which of the following best describes both thoreaus and kings attitudes toward government and civil disobedience?
○ a belief that government corrupts the individual
○ a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws
○ a promotion of self-reliance and isolation from society
○ a generally high respect for the law
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Explanation:

Henry David Thoreau, in Civil Disobedience, argued that individuals must resist unjust laws by refusing to comply, as he did by refusing to pay taxes to protest slavery and the Mexican-American War. Martin Luther King Jr., in his writings and activism (such as his "Letter from Birmingham Jail"), advocated for nonviolent civil disobedience against unjust segregation laws, stating that moral individuals have a duty to break laws that violate human dignity. The other options do not apply to both: Thoreau emphasized self-reliance but King focused on collective action; neither believed government inherently corrupts the individual, nor did they have unqualified respect for all laws.

Answer:

a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws