My parents would always tell me that I should not hate the white man, but that it was my duty as a Christian to love him.

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Black Power alone is no more insurance against social injustice than white power.

We are called upon to help the discouraged beggars in life's marketplace. But one day we must come to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.

No one really knows why they are alive until they know what they'd die for.

The only time people do not like praise is when too much of it is going toward someone else.

Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider.