We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody, that is far superior to the discords of war.

Why is the church always a taillight rather than a headlight?

We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.

There is some good in the worst of us, and some evil in the best of us.

Nonviolence means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You not only refuse to shoot a man, but you refuse to hate him.

A riot is the language of the unheard. On blacks in America; address at Birmingham AL

They were too God-intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." They brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contest.