Racism is no mere American phenomenon. Its vicious grasp knows no geographical boundaries. One day we will learn that the heart can never be totally right if the head is totally wrong. Some men have sincerely felt that its actual practice is not possible. . . . Jesus, they say, was an impractical idealist.
Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up. . . .
The oppressed must never allow the conscience of the oppressor to slumber. . . . To accept injustice or segregation passively is to say to the oppressor that his actions are morally right. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it really doesn't matter with me now, because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind.