Wherever men and women are persecuted because of their race, religion, or political views, that place must - at that moment - become the center of the universe.

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.

The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.

God not only gives His creatures being and existence, but also, and at every moment, upholds and sustains them in being.

What if part of God's message to the world was you, the true and real you?

The office of president requires the constitution of an athlete the patience of a mother the endurance of an early Christian.

A flower is your cousin...Sometimes a person has got to take a life, like a chicken's or a hog's when you need it...But nobody is so hungry they need to kill a flower. Cherokee great-grandmother

She shouldn't speak her thoughts; nothing good ever came of speaking your thoughts.

Someone who really wants to discover themselves has to be particularly careful about the use and abuse of power. But even your average human being just passing through another life has to be careful.

I'm glad I want everything in the world - good and bad - bitter and sweet - I want it all.

To freemen, threats are impotent.