The beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold.

One who breaks an unjust law that conscience tells him is unjust ... is in reality expressing the highest respect for law ... We will not obey your evil laws.

[I]t must be emphasized that nonviolent resistance is not a method for cowards; it does resist. If one uses this method because he is afraid or merely because he lacks the instruments of violence, he is not truly nonviolent. This is why Gandhi often said that if cowardice is the only alternative to violence, it is better to fight.

It all boils down to this: that all life is interrelated.

Capitalism started out with a noble and high motive, but like most human systems it fell victim to the very thing it was revolting against.

Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth

By opening our lives to God in Christ, we become new creatures. This experience, which Jesus spoke of as the new birth, is essential if we are to be transformed nonconformists . . . Only through an inner spiritual transformation do we gain the strength to fight vigorously the evils of the world in a humble and loving spirit.