Peace is not merely the absence of war but the presence of justice, of law, of order —in short, of government.

Education without direction is a one-sided social value. Direct action without education is a meaningless expression of pure energy.

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

What you get with violence can be maintained only with violence

Unless you have found something in life to live for that is more important to you than your own life, you will always be a slave. For all another man needs to do is threaten to take your life to get you to do his bidding.

The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted.

The Negro is the child of two cultures - Africa and America. The problem is that in the search for wholeness all too many Negroes seek to embrace only one side of their natures.