Here are some of his famous quotes:
- A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.
- A lie cannot live.
- A man who won't die for something is not fit to live.
- A riot is the language of the unheard.
- At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love.
- Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
- Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws at Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them.
- Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant.
- I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.