As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.

Rioting is not revolutionary.

We must move forward in the days ahead with audacious faith. The moral arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice.

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . .

There are always those who say legislation can't solve the problem. There is a half-truth involved here. It is true that legislation cannot solve the whole problem. It can solve some of the problem. It may be true that morality can't be legislated, but behavior can be regulated.