Now it is time for us to move on to that great and noble realm of justice and brotherhood. That is the great struggle taking place in our nation today. It isn't a struggle just based on a lot of noise; it is a struggle to save the soul of our nation.

If America is to remain a first-class nation, it cannot have second-class citizens.

The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges

History is a great teacher. Now everyone knows that the labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it.

Let us be dissatisfied until integration is not seen as a problem but as an opportunity to participate in the beauty of diversity.

I oppose the war in Vietnam because I love America. I speak out against it not in anger but with anxiety and sorrow in my heart, and above all with a passionate desire to see our beloved country stand as a moral example of the world.