 We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. |
| Have we not come to such an impasse in the modern world that we must love our enemies - or else? The chain reaction of evil - hate begetting hate, wars producing more wars - must be broken, or else we shall be plunged into the dark abyss of annihilation. |
| Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent. |
| Science investigates religion interprets. Science gives man knowledge which is power religion gives man wisdom which is control. |
| A man who won't die for something is not fit to live. |
| I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made straight and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together. |
| I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear. |
| We must use time creatively. |
| The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education. |
| The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who remain neutral in times of great moral conflict. |
| Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. |
| Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness. |
| We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people, but for the appalling silence of the good people. |
| The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. |
| The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was: "If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?" But... the good Samaritan reversed the question: "If I do not stop to help this man, what will happen to him?" |
| I want to be the white man's brother, not his brother-in-law. |
| We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. |
| Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. |
| We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive. |
| The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people. |
