Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity

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.

I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

I may be crucified for my beliefs and, if I am, you can say, "He died to make men free."

My place is in the sunlight of opportunity.

God has given each normal person a capacity to achieve some end. True, some are endowed with more talent than others, but God has left none of us talentless.

That old law about "an eye for an eye" leaves everybody blind.

Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. It is a weapon unique in history, which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. It is a sword that heals.

If a man hasn't discovered something that he would die for, he isn't fit to live.

Pity may represent little more than the impersonal concern which prompts the mailing of a check, but true sympathy is the personal concern which demands the giving of one's soul.