Nothing pains some people more than having to think

There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity.

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

I think that we must face the fact that in reality, you cannot have economic and political equality without having some form of social equality. I think this is inevitable.

It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.

My uncertainty disappeared. Segregation is evil, and I cannot, as a minister, condone evil.

It is not enough to say we must not wage war. It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it.