When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest confers dignity on him.

Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: ‘The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.’

We are all one - and if we don't know it, we will learn it the hard way.

The only weapon we have is our bodies, and we need to tuck them in places so wheels don't turn

People will never fight for your freedom if you have not given evidence that you are prepared to fight for it yourself.

Every indifference to prejudice is suicide because, if I don’t fight all bigotry, bigotry itself will be strengthened and, sooner or later, it will return on me.

If we desire a society in which men are brothers, then we must act towards one another with brotherhood. If we can build such a society, then we would have achieved the ultimate goal of human freedom.