In Christ there is no East nor West.

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

A social movement that only moves people is merely a revolt. A movement that changes both people and institutions is a revolution.

What good does it do to sit at the counter when you cannot afford a hamburger?

Without hard work, time itself becomes an ally of the primitive forces of social stagnation. So we must help time and realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Hatred and bitterness can never cure the disease of fear; only love can do that. Hatred paralyzes life; love harmonies it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.

The Negro is the child of two cultures - Africa and America. The problem is that in the search for wholeness all too many Negroes seek to embrace only one side of their natures.