In no sense do I advocate evading or defying the law . . That would lead to anarchy.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

If you can’t run, walk; if you can’t walk, crawl, but keep moving forward!

What affects one in a major way, affects all in a minor way.

It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.

It is incontestable and deplorable that Negroes have committed crimes; but they are derivative crimes. They are born of the greater crimes of the white society.

The conservatives who say, "Let us not move so fast," and the extremists who say, "Let us go out and whip the world ," would tell you that they are as far apart as the poles. But there is a striking parallel: They accomplish nothing; for they do not reach the people who have a crying need to be free.