Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have

It is my hope that as the Negro plunges deeper into the quest for freedom and justice he will plunge even deeper into the philosophy of non-violence.

For more than two centuries our foreparents labored here without wages; they made cotton king; and they built the homes of their masters in the midst of brutal injustice and shameful humiliation - and yet out of a bottomless vitality our people continue to thrive and develop.

I would rather be a man of conviction than a man of conformity

My mommy always said there were no monsters - no real ones - but there are.

Every person must stand up and be accountable, but be responsible for their actions.

We are all tied together in a single garment of destiny . . . I can never be what I ought to be until you are allowed to be what you ought to be.