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Civil Disobedience

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Civil disobedience, on contract reasoning: a group denied the contract's benefits loses part of its duty to obey, and open lawbreaking with accepted penalties presses for inclusion.

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King's letter from a Birmingham cell states the standard: "one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws" — openly, lovingly, accepting the cost.