Letter From Birmingham Jail
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How does king define just and unjust laws?
How does king define just and unjust laws?
From the text:
A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law. To put it in the terms of St. Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.
Letter From Birmingham Jail