Black Power alone is no more insurance against social injustice than white power.

Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control.

This will be the day when we shall bring into full realization the dream of American democracy - a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few.

There is something in the soul that cries out for freedom.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

It is hardly a moral act to encourage others patiently to accept injustice which he himself does not endure.

I was in the kitchen drinking coffee when I heard Coretta cry, "Martin, Martin, come quickly!" I put down my cup and ran toward the living room. As I approached the front window Coretta pointed joyfully to a slowly moving bus: "Darling, it's empty!