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<Tab/>Henry David Thoreau, in Civil Disobedience, protests against the interference of the American government in an individual's daily life; he also advocates in this essay the need to prioritize morality and one's conscience over the unjust rules and regulations of the laws. His work "Slavery in Massachusetts" he spoke that Massachusetts's citizens had the legal right to preserve their own moral integrity. He expresses his displeasure and uses hypocrisy to …

…Dr. King argue that necessary steps have to be taken to eradicate these unjust laws. They use hypocrisy and religion to show that we cannot justify unjust laws in society by people who use them to achieve their own means. Their philosophy is centralized upon men with conscience and those who are governed by moral codes must protest to protect every individual from becoming a victim to unmerited laws and institution we call the government.