Letter from a Birmingham Jail was written in April 1963 by Dr. Marin Luther King Jr. This letter was written to promote nonviolent political change. This political argument is similar to Resistance to a Civil Government by Henry David Thoreau. Martin Luther King draws upon the same idea that Thoreau had which was the only thing that that I owe the government is to do what I feel is right. I feel that that idea is a very significant premise to build any political movement on because the government main objective should be to serve its people and if the people don't feel that that's what is happening they should do what they feel is right to catch the government's attention. I look forward to discussing this very important philosophical piece and seeing what other ideas Martin Luther King Jr. presents in his letter.
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