A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.

The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources.

Every man of humane convictions must decide on the protest that best suits his convictions, but we must all protest.

Love is creative, understanding goodwill for all men. It is the refusal to defeat any individual.

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.

One day the absurdity of the almost universal human belief in the slavery of other animals will be palpable. We shall then have discovered our souls and become worthier of sharing this planet with them.

Education without direction is a one-sided social value. Direct action without education is a meaningless expression of pure energy.