Our grandfathers had to run, run, run. My generation's out of breath. We ain't running no more.

The masses don't shed their blood for the benefit of a few individuals.

What a liberal really wants is to bring about change that will not in any way endanger his position.

Leaders in Africa are so corrupt that we are certain if we put dogs in uniforms and put guns on their shoulders, we'd be hard put to distinguish them.

I place my own hope for the United States in the growth of belief among the unqualified that they are in fact qualified: they can articulate and be responsible and hold power

So that the failures to pass a civil rights bill isn't because of Black Power, isn't because of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; it's not because of the rebellions that are occurring in the major cities.

The secret of life is to have no fear; it's the only way to function.