Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable . . .

Nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political moral questions of our time.

World hinges on moral foundations. God has made it so! God has made the universe to be based on a moral law. So long as man disobeys it he is revolting against God. That’s what we need in the world today - people who will stand for right and goodness.

If we are going to achieve a real equality, the U.S. will have to adopt a modified form of Socialism.

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.

There is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.

We must work passionately and unrelentingly for the goal of freedom, but we must be sure that our hands are clean in the struggle. We must never struggle with falsehood, hate, or malice. We must never become bitter.