There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.

The non-violent resistor not only avoids external, physical violence, but he avoids internal violence of spirit. He not only refuses to shoot his opponent, but he refuses to hate him. And he stands with understanding, goodwill at all times.

Capitalism started out with a noble and high motive, but like most human systems it fell victim to the very thing it was revolting against.

Knowledge is a process of piling up facts; wisdom lies in their simplification.

We can't slow up because of our love for democracy and our love for America. Someone should tell Faulkner that the vast majority of the people on this globe are colored.

One of the most persistent ambiguities that we face is that everybody talks about peace as a goal. However, it does not take sharpest-eyed sophistication to discern that while everbody talks about peace, peace has become practically nobody's business among the power-wielders. Many men cry Peace! Peace! but they refuse to do the things that make for peace.

Every nation must now develop an overriding loyalty to mankind as a whole in order to preserve the best in their individual societies.