Courage faces fear and thereby masters it

When I am commanded to love, I am commanded to restore community, to resist injustice, and to meet the needs of my brothers.

It is our experience that the nation doesn't move around questions of genuine equality for the poor and for black people until it is confronted massively, dramatically in terms of direct action.

You have very little morally persuasive power with people who can feel your underlying contempt.

The Negro is the child of two cultures - Africa and America. The problem is that in the search for wholeness all too many Negroes seek to embrace only one side of their natures.

The body is God's temple, but we are to worship God, not the temple.

In the struggle for human rights and justice, Negros will make a mistake if they become bitter and indulge in hate campaigns.