Mankind must remember that peace is not God's gift to his creatures peace is our gift to each other.

What hurts the victim most is not the cruelty of the oppressor, but the silence of the bystander.

There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.

Take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim.

For the dead and the living, we must bear witness. Not only are we responsible for the memories of the dead, we are responsible for what we do with those memories

The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Indifference creates evil. Hatred is evil itself. Indifference is what allows evil to be strong, what gives it power.

Even in darkness it is possible to create light.

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation.

To remain silent and indifferent is the greatest sin of all.

All collective judgments are wrong. Only racists make them. No human race is superior; no religious faith is inferior.

Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.

You can only find strength, if you dare conquer the situation

The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted.

Writing: I certainly do rewrite my central myth in every book and would never read or trust any writer who did not also do so.

Anybody who thinks that getting a communication from a voter in your district is spam - that guy is pork. Roast pork unless he changes his point of view.

The bold defiance of a woman is the certain sign of her shame, - when she has once ceased to blush, it is because she has too much to blush for.

It is a greater advantage to be honestly educated than honorably born.

You weren't going to the theatre to change the world, but you had a chance to affect the world, the thinking and the feelings of the world.

Moral courage is more a rare commodity than bravery in a battle or great intelligence.

The problem with popular thinking is that it doesn’t require you to think at all.

I miss going to church, but I think the Lord understands.