God wants us to pray, and he wants to hear our prayers-not because we are worthy, but because he is merciful.

They [rulers] must act like a good physician who, when gangrene has set in proceeds without mercy to cut, saw, and burn flesh, veins, bone, and marrow. Such a procedure must also be followed in this instance. Burn down their synagogues, forbid all that I enumerated earlier, force them to work, and deal harshly with them, as Moses did... If this does not help we must drive them out like mad dogs.

There is no gown or garment that worse becomes a woman than when she will be wise.

True faith will no more fail to produce [good works] than the sun can cease to give light.

We are determined here in Montgomery to work and fight until justice runs 'down like water, and righteousness like a mighty stream.'

Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic.

Against the flying ball no valor avails.