There is such a thing as the freedom of exhaustion. Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. [...] The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. [...] To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right.

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.

Ten thousand fools proclaim themselves into obscurity, while one wise man forgets himself into immortality.

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

Power is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice is love correcting everything that goes against love.

The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.