An individual who breaks a law that 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…

Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

Topics: Conscience Quotes, Injustice Quotes, Law Quotes

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,...

We have learned to fly the air like birds and swim the sea like fish,...

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society...shot down...

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society...shot down...

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what theyd die for.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what theyd die for.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality....

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality....

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Take the first step in faith. You dont have to see the whole staircase, just...

Whatever your lifes work is, do it well. A man should do his job so...

Whatever your lifes work is, do it well. A man should do his job so...

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face...

All progress is precarious, and the solution of one problem brings us face to face...

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values...

If we are to go forward, we must go back and rediscover those precious values...

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained...

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained...

The time is always right to do what is right.

The time is always right to do what is right.

Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the...

Morality cannot be legislated but behavior can be regulated. Judicial decrees may not change the...

Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long...

Psychological freedom, a firm sense of self-esteem, is the most powerful weapon against the long...

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

I am afraid to show you who I really am, because if I show you...

I instantly smile when I see a text from you, I don't care what's in...

I instantly smile when I see a text from you, I don't care what's in...