I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you.

Stand up for justice, stand up for truth; and God will be at your side forever.

But while so many white Americans are unaware of conditions inside the ghetto, there are very few ghetto dwellers who are unaware of the life outside. The television sets bombard them day by day with the opulence of the larger society.

Segregation is the adultery of an illicit intercourse between injustice and immorality.

Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.

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.

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom.