I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.
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.
On Rosa Parks:
“We cannot in clear conscience turn back in our struggle for justice. We have no moral choice but to continue the struggle.”
Al Sharpton:
“White folks was [sic] in caves while we was building empires…. We taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.”
But resist, we MUCH – we must and we will much about that be committed”
On Rosa Parks:
“Rosa Parks wasn’t no ho, and Fannie Lou Hamer wasn’t no bitch.”