The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.

Riots are the voices of the unheard.

A just law is a man-made code that squares with the moral law, or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law.

The Negro's problem will not be solved by running away.

The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.

I was much more afraid in Montgomery when I had a gun in my house. When I decided that I couldn’t keep a gun, I came face-to-face with the question of death and I dealt with it. From that point on, I no longer needed a gun nor have I been afraid. Had we become distracted by the question of my safety we would have lost the moral offensive and sunk to the level of our oppressors.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.