Civil disobedience according to Martin Luther King Jr. and Emma Goldman

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Emma Goldman were both advocates of disobedience to governmental authority, but disobedience of different types, and for different reasons. In my essay I will explain these differences. I will also explain my opinions on both King's and Goldman's positions and why I agree or disagree with them. Martin Luther King lead the civil rights movement in the late 50's to late 60's. In 1963 he went to Birmingham, Alabama in a …

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…when every soul is in prison, with every heart fettered, wounded, and maimed? With human nature caged in a narrow space, whipped daily into submission, how can we speak of its possibilities?" But I believe human nature is vile and wicked. If suddenly, all authority disappeared, who will be here to enforce natural law? Who will protect my rights? I think we need a higher power to police us and keep us from killing ourselves.