What did Socrates say about unjust laws?

An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law… Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.

Which philosopher said no law can be unjust?

Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas: An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law. Any law that uplifts human personality is just. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.”

Who said we had the obligation or right to break laws that are unjust?

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

What did St Augustine say about unjust laws?

“An unjust law is no law at all,” he maintained. To Augustine, government was at best a necessary evil that could only grow more evil the bigger it becomes.

Did Socrates believe in following the law?

Abstract: Socrates´ thought of justice and obedience to laws is motivated by a will to avoid the destructive effects of Sophistic criticisms and theories of laws. He thus requires-against theories of natural law-an almost absolute obedience to the law, as far as this law respects the legal system of the city.

Does Plato believe in civil disobedience?

Plato’s Point of view on Civil Disobedience (through knowledge of Socrates): Since Plato’s based his Philosophy of Law on Socrates’ thoughts, it is fair to say that Plato would have agreed with peaceful protest by which a person refuses to obey a particular law as a matter of conscience.

Did Thomas Jefferson say if a law is unjust?

If a law is unjust a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so. — Thomas Jefferson.

What does Aquinas think about unjust laws?

Aquinas does not intend to say that an unjust human law ceases to exist. Rather, he believes its authority is nullified. He writes, “Laws can be unjust . . . by being contrary to the divine good, as are tyrannical laws that induce men to idolatry or to do anything else that is contrary to divine law.

What did MLK say about unjust laws?

One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. Any law that uplifts human personality is just.

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