It all boils down to the fact that we must never allow ourselves to become satisfied with unattained goals. We must always maintain a kind of divine discontent.

In Christ there is no East nor West.

To be Negro in America is to hope against hope.

We are now faced with the fact, my friends, that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.

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

[nonviolence] seeks to secure moral ends through moral means.

The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others.