In this world is a God whose matchless strength is a fit contrast to the sordid weakness of man.

Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. ... We are perhaps the only nation which tried as a matter of national policy to wipe out its indigenous population. Moreover, we elevated that tragic experience into a noble crusade. Indeed, even today we have not permitted ourselves to reject or to feel remorse for this shameful episode.

It is better to be the recipient of violence than the inflicter of it, since the latter only multiplies the existence of violence and bitterness in the universe, while the former may develop a sense of shame in the opponent, and thereby bring about a transformation and change of heart.

The Negro needs the white man to free him from his fears. The white man needs the Negro to free him from his guilt.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

The law of "An eye for an eye" will eventually leave everyone blind.

A woman can have a smile, and a woman can have a large backside, but I have been to the mountain and I am here to tell you that when a woman has both of those things she is not to be trusted.