Martin Luther King Jr. and Emma Goldman were both advocates of disobedience to governmental authority, but disobedience of different types, and for different reasons. In my essay I will explain these differences. I will also explain my opinions on both King's and Goldman's positions and why I agree or disagree with them. Martin Luther King lead the civil rights movement in the late 50's to late 60's. In 1963 he went to Birmingham, Alabama in a …showed first 75 words of 1201 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1201 total…when every soul is in prison, with every heart fettered, wounded, and maimed? With human nature caged in a narrow space, whipped daily into submission, how can we speak of its possibilities?" But I believe human nature is vile and wicked. If suddenly, all authority disappeared, who will be here to enforce natural law? Who will protect my rights? I think we need a higher power to police us and keep us from killing ourselves.