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What distinguishes an unjust law from a law that we simply do not want to comply to?

Author: Paulo Coelho

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Saint Augustine says : an unjust law should not be considered as a law. We equally see throughout history that many people rebelled against the system because they considered it unjust: Gandhi, Thoreau, Martin Luther King, Simon Bolivar. On the other hand a society needs laws in order to function – or else anarchy will rule. In your opinion, what distinguishes an unjust law from a law that we simply do not want to comply to?

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