A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and understanding.

My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.

The failures of the past must not be an excuse for the inaction of the present and the future.

You know, my friends, there comes a time when people get tired of being trampled over by the iron feet of oppression.

I think that we must face the fact that in reality, you cannot have economic and political equality without having some form of social equality. I think this is inevitable.

The sooner our society admits that the Negro Revolution is no momentary outburst soon to subside into placid passivity, the easier the future will be for us all.

Through violence, you may murder the hater, but you do not murder the hate.