It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

I used to tell my husband that, if he could make me 'understand' something, it would be clear to all the other people in the country.

Anyone who has gone through great suffering is bound to have a greater sympathy and understanding of the problems of mankind.

Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home - so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person...Withou t concerted citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.

Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.

Sometimes it is extremely good for you to forget that there is anything in the world which needs to be done, and to do some particular thing that you want to do. Every human being needs a certain amount of time in which he can be peaceful.