Our task, of course, is to transmute the anger that is affliction into the anger that is determination to bring about change. I think, in fact, that one could give that as a definition of revolution.

We cannot live without our lives

People may find it more comfortable to listen to us if we equivocate, but in the long run only words that discomfort them are going to change our situation.

This is the heart of my argument: We can put more pressure on the antagonist for whom we show human concern.

I learned always to trust my own deep sense of what I should do, and not just obediently trust the judgment of others - even others better than I am.

There should be no censorship of mail.

The longer we listen to one another - with real attention - the more commonality we will find in all our lives. That is, if we are careful to exchange with one another life stories and not simply opinions.