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.

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.

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people read more

At the heart of racism is the religious assertion that God made a creative mistake when He brought some people into being.

Martin Luther King said America had given a bad
check to black people.

Martin Luther King said America had given a bad
check to black people.

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.

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.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

Let's pray that the human race never escapes from Earth to spread its iniquity elsewhere.

In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim.

In the gain or loss of one race all the rest have equal claim.

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, read more

The difference of race is one of the reasons why I fear war may always exist; because race implies difference, difference implies superiority, and superiority leads to predominance.