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The Rule-of-Law Objection

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The rule-of-law objection: even righteous lawbreaking teaches lawbreaking, and a society that picks which laws to honor is practicing for having none.

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King's own answer accepted the premise's weight: break only unjust laws, openly, lovingly, penalty accepted — reverence for law, aimed at law's repair.