We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.

I choose to identify with the underprivileged, I choose to give my life for the hungry, I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity . . . this is the way I'm going. If it means suffering, I'm going that way. If it means dying for them, I'm going that way, because I heard a voice saying DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS.

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

Many men cry Peace! Peace! but they refuse to do the things that make for peace.

When people criticize Zionists, they mean Jews. You are talking anti-Semitism.

The Curse of poverty has no justification in our age...The time has come for us to civilize ourselves by the total, direct and immediate abolition of poverty.

Cowardice is submissive surrender to circumstances.