Freedom only comes through persistent revolt, through persistent agitation, through persistently rising up against the system of evil.

Let us say boldly, that if the total slum violations of law by the white man over the years were calculated and compared with the lawbreaking of a few days of riots, the hardened criminal would be the white man.

The bombs in Vietnam explode at home; they destroy the hopes and possibilities for a decent America.

The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

In struggling for human dignity the oppressed people of the world must not allow themselves to become bitter or indulge in hate campaigns. To retaliate with hate and bitterness would do nothing but intensify the hate in the world. Along the way of life, someone must have sense enough and morality enough to cut off the chain of hate. This can be done only by projecting the ethics of love to the center of our lives.

Use me, God. Show me how to take who I am, who I want to be, and what I can do, and use it for a purpose greater than myself.

The church must be reminded that it is not the master, or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state.