"My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land..." - Quote by Martin Luther King Jr

“Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows.”

“Now is the time to lift our national policy from the quicksand of racial injustice to the solid rock of human dignity.”

“Be the best of whatever you are.”

“Freedom is not merely a word or an abstract theory, but the most effective instrument for advancing the welfare of man.”

“I am the dream and the hope of the slave”

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”

“The cement of this union is the heart-blood of every American.”

“By patriotism I mean the welfare of the whole people, if I secure it at the hands of my opponent, I should bow down my head to him.”

“It is the same in all wars; the soldiers do the fighting, the journalists do the shouting, and no true patriot ever gets near a front-line trench, except on the briefest of propaganda tours.”