We must transfer our anger to the brutalities of our time.

Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.

Historically, the most terrible things - war, genocide, and slavery - have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.

Objectivity is impossible and it is also undesirable. That is, if it were possible it would be undesirable, because if you have any kind of a social aim, if you think history should serve society in some way; should serve the progress of the human race; should serve justice in some way, then it requires that you make your selection on the basis of what you think will advance causes of humanity.

But remember, this power of the people on top depends on the obedience of the people below. When people stop obeying, they have no power.

There has always been, and there is now, a profound conflict of interest between the people and the government of the United States.

The struggle for justice should never be abandoned because of the apparent overwhelming power of those who seem invincible in their determination to hold on to it. That apparent power has, again and again, proved vulnerable to human qualities less measurable than bombs and dollars: moral fervor, determination, unity, organization, sacrifice, wit, ingenuity, courage, patience.