There comes a time when a moral man can't obey a law which his conscience tells him is unjust.

There may be a conflict between softminded religionists and toughminded scientists, but not between science and religion.

Returning hate, adding deeper darkness to a night that is already void of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

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.

Christ furnished the spirit and motivation while Gandhi furnished the method.

This is the unusual thing about nonviolence -- nobody is defeated, everybody shares in the victory.

We must come to see with the distinguished jurist of yesterday that "justice too long delayed is justice denied."