Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” “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. Any law that degrades human personality is unjust.” “The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges.” “Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.” “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.
“But we come here tonight to be saved from that patience that makes us patient with anything less than freedom and justice.” “There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair.” “Any law that uplifts human personality is just.
