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According to Dr. King, why are the results of violent resistance inferior to those of nonviolent

resistance?

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First, one can resist evil without resorting to violence. Second, nonviolence seeks to win the “friendship and understanding” of the opponent, not to humiliate him (King, Stride, 84). Third, evil itself, not the people committing evil acts, should be opposed.

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