The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God

The civil rights movement, owes Bull Connor as much as it owes Abraham Lincoln

It is in the American tradition to stand up for one's rights--even if the new way to stand up for one's rights is to sit down.

In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country

What do I believe? As an American I believe in generosity, in liberty, in the rights of man. These are social and political faiths that are part of me, as they are, I suppose, part of all of us. Such beliefs are easy to express. But part of me too is

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.