There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.

It's amazing how people can get so excited about a rocket to the moon and not give a damn about smog, oil leaks, the devastation of the environment with pesticides, hunger, disease. When the poor share some of the power that the affluent now monopolize, we will give a damn.

We are certain God's will is that all men share in the good things this earth produces.

I'm not going to ask for anything unless the workers want it. If they want it, they'll ask for it.

...people think non-violence is really weak and non-militant. These are misconceptions that people have because they don't understand what non-violence means. Non-violence takes more guts, if I can put it bluntly, than violence. Most violent acts are accomplished by getting the opponent off guard, and it doesn't take that much character, I think, if one wants to do it.