If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God's children to have the basic necessities of life, she too will go to hell.

I am indebted to my wife Coretta, without whose love, sacrifices, and loyalty neither life nor work would bring fulfillment. She has given me words of consolation when I needed them and a well-ordered home where #Christian love is a reality.

I've seen too much hate to want to hate, myself.

The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.

If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened.

Love is understanding, redemptive goodwill for all men, so that you love everybody.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.