An unjust law is a species of violence. Arrest for it’s breach is even more so.
You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body but you will never imprison my mind.
A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
A leader is useless when he acts against the promptings of his own conscience.
Ill-digested principles are, if anything, worse than ill-digested food, for the latter harms the body and there is cure for it, whereas the former ruins the soul and there is no cure for it.
Capital as suh is not evil; It is it’s wrong use that is evil. Capital in some form or other will always be needed.
I reject any religious doctrine that does not appeal to reason and is in conflict with morality.
A small body of determined spirits fired by an unquenchable faith in their mission can alter the course of history.
You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result.
If your heart acquires strength, you will be able to remove blemishes from others without thinking evil of them.