It's not how long a man lives, but how well he uses the time allotted him.

I have condemned any organizer of war, regardless of his rank or nationality.

The strong man is the man who can stand up for his rights and not hit back.

Evil must be attacked by. . . the day to day assault of the battering rams of justice.

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.

What seems so necessary today may not even be desirable tomorrow.

The use of violence in our struggle would be both impractical and immoral. To meet hate with retaliatory hate would do nothing but intensify the existence of evil in the universe. Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love; we must meet physical force with soul force. Our aim must never be to defeat or humiliate the white man, but to win his friendship and understanding.