I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality read more

I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races - I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of making voters or jurors of Negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office,

Martin Luther King said America had given a bad
check to black people.

Martin Luther King said America had given a bad
check to black people.

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people read more

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being.

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and read more

All I demand for the black man is, that the white people shall take their heels off his neck, and let him have a chance to rise by his own efforts.

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, read more

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When read more

A heavy guilt rests upon us for what the whites of all nations have done to the colored peoples. When we do good to them, it is not benevolence--it is atonement.

The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races read more

The existence of any pure race with special endowments is a myth, as is the belief that there are races all of whose members are foredoomed to eternal inferiority.

I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send read more

I have one criticism about the Negro troops who fought under my command in the Korean War. They didn't send me enough of them.