Our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.

The idea of a superior or inferior race is a myth that has been completely refuted by anthropological evidence.

A second thing that an individual must do in seeking to love his enemy is to discover the element of good in his enemy, and everytime you begin to hate that person and think of hating that person, realize that there is some good there and look at those good points which will over-balance the bad points.

Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.

We can walk through the darkest night with the radiant conviction that all things work together for the good.

Before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, we were here. Before the pen of Jefferson etched across the pages of history the majestic words of the Declaration of Independence, we were here. If the inexpressible cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will surely fail. We will win our freedom because the sacred heritage of our nation and the eternal will of God are embodied in our echoing demands.

The labor movement was the principal force that transforme­d misery and despair into hope and progress.