I just want to be there in love and in justice and in truth and in commitment to others, so that we can make of this old world a new world.

I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him.

The time is always right to do what is right.

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.

Oppressed people cannot remain oppressed forever. The yearning for freedom eventually manifests itself.

I'm concerned about justice. I'm concerned about brotherhood. I'm concerned about truth. And when one is concerned about these, he can never advocate violence.

The greatness of our God lies in the fact that [He] is both tough minded and tender hearted.