Often the oppressor goes along unaware of the evil involved in his oppression so long as the oppressed accepts it.

I think if we, say, if all of the major leaders in this struggle [for human's rights] were at, at war with each other, then I think it would be very difficult to make this social revolution the kind of powerful revolution that it's proved to be.

You can have no influence over those for whom you have underlying contempt.

And so we shall have to do more than register and more than vote; we shall have to create leaders who embody virtues we can respect, who have moral and ethical principles we can applaud with enthusiasm.

I have a dream today!

So I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord!

The labor movement was the principal force that transforme­d misery and despair into hope and progress.