According to Martin Luther King “One who breaks an unjust law must do so openly, lovingly, and with a willingness to accept the penalty. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.” Extract from ‘Letter fromBirmingham Jail’ 16 April 1963
Critically evaluate the above quotation with respect to the individual’s obligation to obey the law.