I don't think of myself as a Negro. I'm a Southerner. I just like the Southern way of life.

Many are attracted to social service - the rewards are immediate, the gratification quick. But if we have social justice, we won't need social service.

There is no coloration to rights. Everybody has rights. I don't care who you are, where you come from. You got rights. I got rights. All God's children got rights.

Good things don't come to those who wait. They come to those who agitate!

It takes people who have a widespread series of experiences to develop future leaders. It takes people who aren't afraid to challenge and move forward.

I now teach at American University and the University of Virginia

Griffin Bell later apologized to me for that decision.