"It is because the fight against the harshest aspects of unrestricted capitalism is therefore a political problem and not an intellectual one that community action remains so essential"

"Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action"

"A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm"

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"

"To separate children from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone"

"A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights"

"To survive it is often necessary to fight and to fight you have to dirty yourself"

"Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight"

"Creating the kind of connections between people that lead to collective civic action, political expression, community dialogue, shared cultural experiences"

"Action conquers fear"

"The ancestor of every action is a thought"