Martin [Luther King] wasn't one to buck forces too much.

I think that Walter's [White] whole career is indicative of a large degree of egocentricity. Perhaps to be generous, you would have to say that he was a product of his period, which was that of self-projection in the name of organizational interest.

I've never credited myself with a professional life. But, basically, it has been that.

I suppose that the first organized effort that might be considered something of civil rights was the Young Negroes' Cooperative League. Now, this offers certain contradictions at this point, perhaps, because it was stimulated by the writings of George Schayler who, at this point, is considered an arch-conservative, I understand.

In order to see where we are going, we not only must remember where we have been, but we must understand where we have been.

Martin [Luther King] wasn't one to buck forces too much.

I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as in developing leadership in others.