The greatness of man cannot be seen in the hours of comfort and convenience, but rather in moments of conflict/adversity

In a world facing the revolt of ragged and hungry masses of God's children; in a world torn between the tensions of East and West, white and colored, individuals and collectivists; in a world whose cultural and spiritual power lags so far behind her technological capabilities that we live each day on the verge of nuclear co-annihilation; in this world, nonviolence is no longer an option for intellectual analysis, it is an imperative for action

There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect.

I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free.

I feel that segregation is totally unchristian, and that it is against everything the Christian religion stands for.

It's just as evil to kill Vietnamese as it is to kill Americans.

Justice too long delayed is justice denied.