The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out.

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.

Vengeance is not the point: change is.

The free man must be born before freedom can be won, and the brotherly man must be born before full brotherhood can be won. It will come into being only if we build it out of our very muscle and bone - by trying to act it out.

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

Nonviolent action does not have to get others to be nice. It can in effect force them to consult their consciences.

Surely all of us are nerved by one another, catch courage from one another.