So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

I refuse to accept the view . . . that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.

Racial segregation must be seen for what it is, and that is an evil system, a new form of slavery covered up with certain niceties of complexity.

Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will.

The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted.

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear destruction... I believe that even amid today's mortar bursts and whining bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow... I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Our hope for creative living lies in our ability to reestablish the spiritual needs of our lives in personal character and social justice. Without this spiritual and moral reawakening we shall destroy ourselves in the misuse of our own instruments.