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

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

The world in which we live is geographically one. The challenge that we face today is to make it one in terms of brotherhood.

He should sweep streets so well that all the host of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lives a great street-sweeper who did his job well'

Violence is anything that denies human integrity, and leads to hopelessness and helplessness.

We had no alternative except that of preparing for direct action, whereby we would present our very bodies as a means of laying our case before the conscience of the local and national community.

There is no gain without struggle.