Question

whether the remedy will not be worse than the evil, but if it does, then it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, i say, break the law. let your life be a counter-friction to stop the machine. what i have to do is to see, if anyone, then i do not lend myself to the wrong which i condemn. as for adopting the ways which the state has provided for remedying the evil, i know not of such ways. they take too much time, and a man’s life will be gone. i have other affairs to attend to. i came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad. a man has not everything to do, but something; and because he cannot do everything, it is not necessary that he should do something wrong. it is not my business to be petitioning the governor or the legislature any more than it is theirs to petition me, and if they should not bear my petition, what should i do then? but in this case the state has provided no way. its very constitution is the evil. this may seem to be harsh and stubborn and unconciliatory; but it is to treat with the utmost kindness and consideration the only spirit that can appreciate or deserves it. so is all change for the better, like birth and death, which convulse the body. i do not hesitate to say, that those who call themselves abolitionists should at once effectually withdraw their support, both in person and property, from the government of massachusetts, and not wait till they constitute a majority of one, before they suffer the right to prevail through them. i think that it is enough if they have god on their side, without waiting for that other one. moreover, any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already. guiding questions question 4 of 4 when it comes to unjust laws... a we should accept that they are a natural part of life b we should not wait for other people to challenge them c we should ask the government to change them d we should collectively come together to challenge them

Explanation:

The text discusses views on unjust laws, with a focus on individual action against them (e.g., abolitionists withdrawing support without waiting for majority). Option B aligns: the passage implies not waiting for others to challenge unjust laws (e.g., "not wait till they constitute a majority of one" and acting oneself). Option A is wrong (text rejects accepting unjust laws). Option C: the text says the State’s Constitution is the evil, so asking government to change may not work (and the passage criticizes petitioning). Option D: the text emphasizes individual action (e.g., abolitionists acting alone), not collective action. So B is correct.

Answer:

B. we should not wait for other people to challenge them