Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Without justice, there can be no peace.

Philanthropy is commendable, but it must not cause the philanthropist to overlook the circumstances of economic injustice which make philanthropy necessary.

Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral. It is impractical because it is a descending spiral ending in destruction for all.

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.

It may be true that the law cannot change the heart but it can restrain the heartless.

Money, like any other force such as electricity, is amoral and can be used for either good or evil.