I have consistently preached that nonviolence demands that the means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.

I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him.

O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.

You can’t reach good ends through evil means, because the means represent the seed and the end represents the tree.

I know that love is ultimately the only answer to mankind's problems. And I'm going to talk about it everywhere I go. I know it isn't popular to talk about it in some circles today. I'm not talking about emotional bosh when I talk about love, I'm talking about a strong, demanding love.

A second way that oppressed people sometimes deal with oppression is to resort to physical violence and corroding hatred.

I think the inconveniences of a segregated education are much greater than the inconveniences of busing students so that they can get an integrated quality education.