There is nothing in all the world greater than freedom. It is worth paying for; it is worth going to jail for. I would rather be a free pauper than a rich slave. I would rather die in abject poverty with my convictions than live in inordinate riches with the lack of self respect.

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.

We must follow nonviolence and love.

Wisdom born of experience should tell us that war is obsolete.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.

Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.

A man who hasn't found anything he'd die for doesn't deserve to live.

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve.