Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not. Read Summary
Progress is a nice word. But change is its motivator. And change has its enemies. Read Summary
But suppose God is black? What if we go to Heaven and we, all our lives, have treated the Negro as an inferior, and God is there, and we look up and He is not white? What then is our response? Read Summary
Whenever men take the law into their own hands, the loser is the law. And when the law loses, freedom languishes. Read Summary
The glory of justice and the majesty of law are created not just by the Constitution - nor by the courts - nor by the officers of the law - nor by the lawyers - but by the men and women who constitute our society - who are the protectors of the law as they are themselves protected by the law. Read Summary
Since the days of Greece and Rome, when the word 'citizen' was a title of honor, we have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities. Read Summary
What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists, is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. Read Summary
Tolerating organized crime promotes the cheap philosophy that everything is a racket. It promotes cynicism among adults. It contributes to the confusion of the young and to the increase of juvenile delinquency. Read Summary
It is not enough to understand, or to see clearly. The future will be shaped in the arena of human activity, by those willing to commit their minds and their bodies to the task. Read Summary
It is the right of government to protect the weak; it is the right of the weak to find in their courts fair treatment before the law. Read Summary