There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscie…

Martin Luther King, Jr.
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There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust. ✨ Martin Luther King (Jr.), Alex Ayres (1993). The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr, Plume
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