Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.

The supreme task is to organize and unite people so that their anger becomes a transforming force.

We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.

We must learn that passively to accept an unjust system is to cooperate with that system, and thereby to become a participant in its evil.

To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right.

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

Millions of citizens are deeply disturbed that the military-industrial complex too often shapes national policy, but they do not want to be considered unpatriotic.