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Which of the following sentences from Martin Luther King, Jr's Nobel Prize acceptance speech best illustrates King's belief that peace is the solution to problems? A. The tortuous road which has led from Montgomery, Alabama to Oslo bears witness to this truth. B. I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. C. After contemplation ,I conclude that this award which I 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. D. I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when 22 million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative battle to end the long night of racial injustice.
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The sentence from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nobel Prize acceptance speech that best illustrates his belief that peace is the solution to problems is:C. After contemplation, I conclude that this award which I 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.This sentence directly emphasizes King's belief in nonviolence as the solution to overcoming oppression and violence.