The only weapon that we have in our hands this evening is the weapon of protest. That's all.

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

One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.

The words 'I will forgive you, but I'll never forget what you've done' never explain the real nature of forgiveness.

I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality. There comes a time when silence becomes betrayal.

We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that "justice too long delayed is justice denied."

Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better.