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which of the following best describes both thoreaus and kings attitudes…

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

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Thoreau in Civil Disobedience argued that individuals should not support unjust governments (including through obeying unjust laws). King in his civil rights work also engaged in civil disobedience against unjust laws (like segregation laws). Both believed an individual should disobey unjust laws. Thoreau was more about individual - centered resistance, and King was part of a mass movement, but the core idea of disobeying unjust laws is common.

Answer:

a belief that an individual should disobey unjust laws