As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.

[E]very human life is a reflection of divinity, and... every act of injustice mars and defaces the image of God in man.

The more I thought about human nature, the more I saw how our tragic inclination for sin/mistakes causes us to use our minds to rationalize our action.

Even if I were certain that the world would end tomorrow, I would plant a tree this very day

I became convinced that noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good.

I have decided to love. If you are seeking the highest good, I think you can find it through love. And the beautiful thing is that we are moving against wrong when we do it, because John was right, God is love. He who hates does not know God, but he who has love has the key that unlocks the door to the meaning of ultimate reality.

In order to be true to one's conscience and true to God, a righteous man has no alternative but to refuse to cooperate with an evil system.