The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action.

I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular hometown.

I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free.

Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured and forgotten....America owes a debt of justice which it has only begun to pay. If it loses the will to finish or slackens in its determination, history will recall its crimes and the country that would be great will lack the most indispensable element of greatness-justice.

Nonviolent resistance makes it possible for the Negro to remain in the South and struggle for his rights. The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

In order to love your enemies, you must begin by analyzing self.

Just as it is the duty of all men to obey just laws, so it is the duty of all men to disobey unjust laws.