Without justice, there can be no peace.

Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.

We must substitute courage for caution.

Truth crushed to earth will rise again.

Power is the ability to achieve purpose.

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.

Cowardice asks the question, is it safe?

Returning hate for hate multiplies hate.

The people united will never be defeated.

Courage faces fear and thereby masters it

An eye for an eye leaves everybody blind.

Whatever your life's work is, do it well.

Self dedication is a spiritual experience.

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

We have guided missiles and misguided men.

Without love, benevolence becomes egotism.

Lightning makes no sound until it strikes.

My place is in the sunlight of opportunity.

Justice too long delayed is justice denied.

Only in the darkness can you see the stars.

War is a poor chisel to carve out tomorrow.

Whom you would change, you must first love.

Let us not wallow in the valley of despair.

Our language is the reflection of ourselves.

A man can't ride your back unless it's bent.

Love is the most durable power in the world.

Procrastinatio n is still the thief of time.

The greatest pain is the pain of a new idea.

I just want to leave a committed life behind.

Violence is not only impractical but immoral.

Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

My faith in man is, at bottom, a faith in God.

Violence often brings about momentary results.

Love is the supreme unifying principle of life.

Jazz speaks for life. This is triumphant music.

To be Negro in America is to hope against hope.

What I do shows people what kind of person I am.

The basis for peace is respecting all creatures.

The poor never get the job done they are sleepy.

We must shift the arms race into a 'peace race'.

Right defeated is stronger than evil triumphant.

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it.

I've seen too much hate to want to hate, myself.

Injustice anywhere threatens justice everywhere.

Jesus recognized that love is greater than like.

There is no such thing as defeat in non-violence.

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.

Our children need our presence, not our presents.

Music is the best consolation for a despaired man

Let us develop a kind of dangerous unselfishness.

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