ENG 101 Kingsborough Community College Loyalty to The State Essay

Socrates argues that “violence is a sin even against your parents, and it is a far greater sin against your country” (7) after Crito tries to convince him he should think of his children and friends and escape. King writes, “An unjust law is a human law that is not rooted in eternal law and natural law” (4). They both are making points about where our ultimate loyalty ethically lies. Take a stand on the question of how loyalty should affect our ethical choices concerning the law. You may think about this question: how loyal do we need to be to the state? If we are not loyal to the state, to whom should we be loyal?

500 word essay in MLA format and include cited page.