Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

My friends, I must say to you that we have not made a single gain in civil rights without determined legal and nonviolent pressure.

Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here.

If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.

We are not makers of history. We are made by history.

Three simple words can describe the nature of the social revolution that is talking place and what Negroes really want. They are the words "all," "now," and "here."

Without justice, there can be no peace.