Martin Luther King Jr. was a firm believer in the principles of nonviolence, justice, and peaceful protest. He believed that all people should be treated equally and that everyone should have the same rights and opportunities regardless of race, gender, or religion. He also believed that it was possible to bring about social and political change through peaceful means, and he strove to bring about this change through civil rights activism. He was committed to the idea that all people should be respected and accepted, and he championed the cause of civil rights for all.