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

This will be the day when we shall bring into full realization the dream of American democracy - a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few.

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to get rid of it.

I would be the last to condemn the thousands of sincere and dedicated people outside the churches who have labored unselfishly through various humanitarian movements to cure the world of social evils, for I would rather a man be a committed humanist than an uncommitted Christian.

Violence often brings about momentary results.

Justice is love correcting that which revolts against love.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.