Nothing degrades a man do more than the allowed stoop so low as to hate someone

Our destiny is tied up with the destiny of America.

He who is greatest among you shall be a servant. That's the new definition of greatness. ... By giving that definition of greatness, it means that everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.

So when Jesus says "Love your enemies," he is setting forth a profound and ultimately inescapable admonition.

I say to you today, my friends, so even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream.

People are often led to causes and often become committed to great ideas through persons who personify those ideas. They have to find the embodiment of the idea in flesh and blood in order to commit themselves to it.

A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.