Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.

Every man [human being] is an heir to a legacy of dignity and worth

For years now I have heard the word "wait." It rings in the ear of every Negro with a piercing familiarity. This "wait" has almost always meant "never."

We must follow nonviolence and love.

Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation.

The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.