Showing posts with label Martin Luther King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martin Luther King. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Just and Unjust Law

MLK"Let us consider a more concrete example of just and unjust laws.

An unjust law is a code that a numerical or power majority group compels a minority group to obey but does not make binding on itself. This is difference made legal.

By the same token, a just law is a code that a majority compels a minority to follow and that it is willing to follow itself. This is sameness made legal." - Martin Luther King Jr.