Punishment is not prevention. History offers cold comfort to those who think grievance and despair can be subdued by force.

I run because I am convinced that this country is on a perilous course and I have such strong feelings about what must be done.

The Gross National Product measures everything except that which makes life worthwhile.

If any man claims the Negro should be content... let him say he would willingly change the color of his skin and go to live in the Negro section of a large city. Then and only then has he a right to such a claim.

People say I am ruthless. I am not ruthless. And if I find the man who is calling me ruthless, I shall destroy him.

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped.

Only those who have the courage to fail greatly achieve greatly.