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from \the power of nonviolence,\ a speech by martin luther king, jr., june 04, 1957

another thing that we had to get over was the fact that the nonviolent resister does not seek to humiliate or defeat the opponent but to win his friendship and understanding. this was always a cry that we had to set before people that our aim is not to defeat the white community, not to humiliate the white community, but to win the friendship of all of the persons who had perpetrated this system in the past. the end of violence or the aftermath of violence is bitterness. the aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation and the creation of a beloved community. a boycott is never an end within itself. it is merely a means to awaken a sense of shame within the oppressor but the end is reconciliation, the end is redemption.

another basic thing we had to get over is that nonviolent resistance is also an internal matter. it not only avoids external violence or external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. and so at the center of our movement stood the philosophy of love. the attitude that the only way to ultimately change humanity and make the society that we all long for is to keep love at the center of our lives. now people used to ask me from the beginning

question 17/25
what is kings main argument in this speech?
○ while nonviolence has benefits, it causes bitterness and humiliation before reconciliation.
○ nonviolence has its place in protest, but violent protest is necessary when love is not effective.
○ nonviolent protest can change society for the better instead of only causing dissent.
○ love is at the heart of all protests, but only nonviolent protests show love.

Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The passage says nonviolence leads to reconciliation, not bitterness before it, so this is wrong.
• Analyze Option 2: The speech emphasizes nonviolence, not that violent protest is necessary, so this is incorrect.
• Analyze Option 3: The passage states nonviolence's aftermath is reconciliation and a beloved community, and a boycott (a nonviolent protest) is a means to an end of positive change, so this matches the idea that nonviolent protest improves society instead of just causing dissent.
• Analyze Option 4: The passage says love is at the center of the nonviolent movement, but it doesn't claim only nonviolent protests show love or that love is at the heart of all protests (including violent ones, which the speech is against), so this is incorrect.

Answer:

C. Nonviolent protest can change society for the better instead of only causing dissent.