A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

‎It is a cruel injustice to tell a bootless man to pull himself up by his bootstraps.

Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.

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

Mass civil disobedience can use rage as a constructive and creative force.

Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.

Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.