“In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law ... That would lead to anarchy. An individual who breaks a law that his conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.
Translation
Find a translation for this quote in other languages:
Select another language:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this page to your bibliography:
"Martin Luther King, Jr. Quotes." Quotes.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://www.quotes.net/quote/2536>.