I may not get there with you, but I believe that we as a people will someday reach the promised land.

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

I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law.

While the question of who killed President Kennedy is important, the question 'what killed him' is more important.

The poor never get the job done they are sleepy.

Every crisis has both its dangers and its opportunities. Each can spell either salvation or doom.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men. Our hope for creative living lies in our ability to reestablish the spiritual needs of our lives in personal character and social justice. Without this spiritual and moral reawakening we shall destroy ourselves in the misuse of our own instruments.