One day the South will know that when these disinherited children of God sat down at lunch counters, they were in reality standing up for what is best in the American dream and for the most sacred values in our Judaeo-Christian heritage, thereby bringing our nation back to those great wells of democracy which were dug deep by the founding fathers in their formulation of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

We must combine the toughness of the serpent with the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.

There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into the abyss of despair.

You see, my friends...you begin to ask the questions, 'Who owns the oil?' You begin to ask the question, 'Who owns the iron ore?' You begin to ask the question, 'Why is it that people have to pay water bills in a world that is two-thirds water?'

If you have not discovered something you are willing to die for, then you are not fit to live.

Peace is not merely a distant goal that we seek, but a means by which we arrive at that goal.

To have peace in the world, men & nations must embrace the nonviolent assertion that ends and means must cohere.