Memory is the keyword which combines past with present, past and future.

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.

And what is that thing which you promise to provide?- 'The beauty of the soul and the simplicity of happiness', he replied.

Because things are the way they are things will not stay the way they are.

It's pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness poverty and wealth have both failed.

A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.

As we embrace the American dream and the freedoms it represents, we must also ensure that those who wish to enjoy those freedoms become a part of our society and learn to speak our language.

In reality the workings of your governing system are opaque and covert, while hiding in the chattering spotlight of an ostensible transparency, even though the ultimate objective is clear.

Students must have initiative; they should not be mere imitators. They must learn to think and act for themselves - and be free.

Anytime I am around a male body part it is kind of exiting.

My whole thing was this was to immortalize my family's name. To get the people who never would have appreciated him to appreciate him, there's nothing a son could want more.

I thought of Emmett Till, and when the bus driver ordered me to move to the back, I just couldn’t move.