We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

Without justice, there can be no peace.

I have a dream... I have a dream today... And if America is to be a great nation this must become true.

A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.

Nothing pains some people more than having to think

One who condones evils is just as guilty as the one who perpetrates it.

I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart, and above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world.