We didn't really differ [with Frank Moore Cross] because we have the same love of the text. We share that love.

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.

Ignorance is not a capital crime. It is a correctable condition.

If I lie to you, it's either because I'm scared of you or scared of losing you.

Gratitude does not mean the absence of solitude, but the presence of a positive attitude in spite of.

The man who has made God his dwelling place will always have a safe habitation.

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal.

Lyrics are weak, like clock radio speakers.

I've made a couple of mistakes I'd like to do over.

I got nothing against no Viet Cong. No Vietnamese ever called me a << racial epithet >>.

I don't take a great deal of interest in party politics. Social politics interests me a great deal more.