1) Martin Luther King Jr. and Thoreau had very close beliefs because they both believed in protesting if one is not satisfied with the government and they both also believed in nonviolent protesting. King did read Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience" because King's actions mirrored those that Thoreau wrote about. These two writers opinions and views would be pretty close as far as treating every man as an equal. Thoreau believed that there was injustice in the government and when this happened it was up to the people to let the government run itself down and then change it from there. King also saw injustice in the government but in his case it was against his own race. Both men realized that there was injustice going on and both were imprisoned for it.

   
2) Cicero believed that hurting another individual, except when provoked, was not okay and should be avoided. He also believed that steeling was wrong and believes it "violates the law of human fellowship". Cicero also believed that if you witness one of these bad acts and did nothing, that was injustice as well. He also believed that we treat our opponent with respect and no trickery. I agree with Cicero because it is similar to the rights that everyone should get: life, liberty, and the persuit of happiness.