The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

Love even for enemies is the key to the solution of the problems of our world.

[I]t must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacks the instruments of violence, he is not truly nonviolent. This is why Gandhi often said that if cowardice is the only alternative to violence, it is better to fight.

Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

With the tough mind, there must also be a tender heart.

The sweltering summer of the Negro's legitimate discontent will not pass until there is an invigorating autumn of freedom and equality.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.