The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny and their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom.

I have decided to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we are moving against wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. He who hates does not know God, but he who has love has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.

A man does not measure its height in moments of comfort, but in terms of change and controversy

Darkness is only driven out with light, not more darkness.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

There is within human nature an amazing potential for goodness.

Let us be practical and ask the question: How do we love our enemies?