I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state, sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.

The true neighbor will risk his position, his prestige, and even his life for the welfare of others.

Let no man pull you so low as to hate him.

True sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.

There may have been a time when war served as a negative good by preventing the spread and growth of an evil force, but the destructive power of modern weapons eliminates even the possibility that war may serve as a negative good.

The truth may hurt, but love helps ease the pain.