In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."

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 church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool.

Yes, I see the Church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists.

Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better.

Darkness can not drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps perpetrate it.

We will speed the day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing . . . "Free at last, Free at last, Thank God Almighty, I'm free at last."