Professor Michael L. Nicholls, a speaker at the vigil, said Hall's speech and presence were significant. This was the first year that Utah celebrated this holiday as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In previous years the state has celebrated Human Rights Day. Stewart spoke about the Six Principles of Nonviolence established by King. Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people. Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform. Nonviolence chooses love, not hate. Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.