A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right.

White man and black man, jew and gentile, protestant and catholic, will be able to hold hands and sing in the words of the ancient negro spiritual, "Free at last, free at last. Thank God almighty! We are free at last!"

Now a lot of us are preachers, and all of us have our moral convictions and concerns, and so often have problems with power. There is nothing wrong with power if power is used correctly.

I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity

What good is having the right to sit at a lunch counter if you can't afford to buy a hamburger?

Those who love peace must learn to organize as effectively as those who love war.

A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.