We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.

Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.

One of the greatest casualties of the war in Vietnam is the Great Society... shot down on the battlefield of Vietnam.

I plan to stand by nonviolence, because I have found it to be a philosophy of life that regulates not only my dealings in the struggle for racial justice, but also my dealings with people, and with my own self.

Today we know with certainty that segregation is dead. The only question remaining is how costly will be the funeral.

Violence brings only temporary victories; violence, by creating many more social problems than it solves, never brings permanent peace.

Be concerned about your brother...eithe r we go up together, or we go down together.