Question

What theme does Martin Luther King, Jr. support in the following passage

from his Nobel Prize acceptance speech?
After contemplation, I conclude that this award which
receive on behalf of that movement is a profound
recognition that nonviolence is the answer to the crucial
political and moral question of our time – the need for
man to overcome oppression and violence without
resorting to violence and oppression. Civilization and
violence are antithetical concepts. Negroes of the United
States, following the people of India, have demonstrated
that nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful
moral force which makes for social transformation. Sooner
or later all the people of the world will have to discover a
way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this
pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of
brotherhood. If this is to be achieved, man must evolve for
all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,
aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a
method is love
A. Violence and peace cannot exist together.
B. Civilized societies gain more through violence then non-violence
C. Non-violence is used in the US and India.
D. Peaceful protesting is the best way to bring about change

Answer 1

Answer:D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

D. Peaceful protesting is the best way to bring about change

Step-by-step explanation:

In his acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, Martin Luther King laid emphasis on the need for peaceful retaliation on the part of the protesters and the use of non-violence as a means of resisting the draconian and authoritative power of those involved. If violence is used to resist violence, it will only result in more violence, escalating the level of animosity between the rulers and those resisting them. But, through peaceful approaches like non-violent protests and actions have resulted in the success of any resistance, like those displayed by the Indians and the Blacks.