I'll tell you, I've seen the lightning flash. I've heard the thunder roll. I felt sin-breakers dashing, trying to conquer my soul. But I heard the voice of Jesus saying still to fight on.

God has given each normal person a capacity to achieve some end. True, some are endowed with more talent than others, but God has left none of us talentless.

You have very little morally persuasive power with people who can feel your underlying contempt.

Don't let anybody make you think that God chose America as his divine, messianic force to be a sort of policeman of the whole world.

One day we will learn that the heart can never be totally right if the head is totally wrong. Only through the bringing together of head and heart-intelligence and goodness-shall man rise to a fulfillment of his true nature.

We are out to defeat injustice and not white persons who may be unjust.

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.