The words 'I will forgive you, but I'll never forget what you've done' never explain the real nature of forgiveness.

The job of the school is to teach so well that family background is no longer an issue.

If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened.

The moral arc of the universe bends at the elbow of justice.

The choice is not between violence and nonviolence but between nonviolence and nonexistence.

I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality and freedom for their spirits.

Loving Your Enemies... Far from being the pious injunction of a utopian dreamer, this demand is an absolute necessity for the survival of our civilization. Yes it is love that will save our world and civilization; love even for our enemies.