It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world.

The purpose of direct action is to create a situation so crisis-packed that it will inevitably open the door to negotiation.

As marvelous as the stars is the mind of the person who studies them.

All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.

Quietly endure, silently suffer and patiently wait.

I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good. No other person has been more eloquent and passionate in getting this idea across than Henry David Thoreau. As a result of his writings and personal witness, we are the heirs of a legacy of creative protest.