When Christian leaders act unjustly, it reflects on the character of God. Unbelievers watch and decide that if Christians are like that, their God must also be unjust.

A person should have as our goal complete agape (self-sacrificial love). The most we can expect from a society is to institute simple justice.

Ours was the first nation to be founded on the idea that all are created equal and all deserve equal treatment under the law. Despite our missteps and shortcomings, these ideals still inspire hope among the oppressed and give us pride in being Americans.

What are the things that you can't see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love. They're the guiding lights of a life.

A country will have authority and influence because of moral factors, not its military strength; because it can be humble and not blatant and arrogant; because our people and our country want to serve others and not dominate others. And a nation without morality will soon lose its influence around the world.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other.

If you are low income in the United States, you have a higher chance of going to jail than getting a 4-year degree.

There is only one form of political strategy in which I have any confidence, and that is to try to do the right thing and sometimes be able to succeed.

Oftentimes nothing profits more than self-esteem grounded on what is just and right and well-managed.

Evil triumphs when good men do nothing.

Through words he gave voice to the voiceless. Through deeds he gave courage to the faint of heart.