Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete. There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force If we assume that life is worth living, if we assume that mankind has the right to survive, then we must find an alternative to war.

Nothing degrades a man do more than the allowed stoop so low as to hate someone

When the Negro was completely an underdog, he needed white spokesmen. Liberals played their parts in this period exceedingly well.... But now that the Negro has rejected his role as an underdog, he has become more assertive in his search for identity and group solidarity; he wants to speak for himself.

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

Without justice, there can be no peace.

In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.

There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.