There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love.

We must substitute courage for caution.

If America does not use her vast resources of wealth to end poverty and make it possible for all of God's children to have the basic necessities of life, she too will go to hell.

Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force.

My obligation is to do the right thing. The rest is in God's hands.

When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born.

With the tough mind, there must also be a tender heart.