I think one can live in American society with a certain cultural heritage, whether it's an African heritage or other, European,what have you, and still absorb a great deal of this culture. There is always cultural assimilation.

So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.

Curtailment of free speech is rationalized on grounds that a more compelling American tradition forbids criticism of the government when the nation is at war... Nothing can be more destructive of our fundamental democratic traditions than the vicious effort to silence dissenters.

Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.

We must shift the arms race into a 'peace race'.

There's something about love that builds up and is creative. There is something about hate that tears down and is destructive. So love your enemies.