He (Jesus) knew that the old eye-for-eye philosophy would leave everyone blind. He did not seek to overcome evil with evil. He overcame evil with good. Although crucified by hate, he responded with aggressive love.

Be an artist at whatever you do. Even if you are a street sweeper, be the Michelangelo of street sweepers.

Look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin.

The great majority of Americans are suspended between these opposing attitudes. They are uneasy with injustice but unwilling yet to pay a significant price to eradicate it.

To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right.

I said to my children, 'I'm going to work and do everything that I can do to see that you get a good education. I don't ever want you to forget that there are millions of God's children who will not and cannot get a good education, and I don't want you feeling that you are better than they are. For you will never be what you ought to be until they are what they ought to be.

By nonviolent resistance, the Negro can also enlist all men of good will in his struggle for equality.