Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is read more

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.

When white and black and brown and every other color decide they're going to live together as Christians, then and read more

When white and black and brown and every other color decide they're going to live together as Christians, then and only then are we going to see an end to these troubles.

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.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of read more

Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact.

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - read more

I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one 'race' - the human race - and that we are all members of it.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery - not over nature but of ourselves

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery - not over nature but of ourselves

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.

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,