I would not hesitate to say that it is unfortunate that so-called demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham at this time, but I would say in more emphatic terms that it is even more unfortunate that the white power structure of this city left the Negro community with no other alternative.

If I knew that the world ends tomorrow, I, even today, plant a tree

Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.

The SILENCE of the good people is more DANGEROUS than the BRUTALITY of the bad people

I do think there must be centralized leadership in the sense that, say, in our struggle all of the leaders coordinate their efforts, cooperate and, and at least evince a degree of unity.

It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.

We must have our freedom now. We must have the right to vote. We must have equal protection of the law.