I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit ...of justice is no virtue!LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...Negroes must concern themselves with every single means of struggle: legal, illegal, passive, active, violent and non- violent....... They must harass, debate, petition, boycott, sing hymns, pray on steps--and shoot from their windows when the racists come cruising through their communities.... The acceptance of our condition is the only form of extremism which discredits us before our children [ellipses in source].LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The Civil War divided a nation, whereas the American Revolution created and unified it. The Civil War exposed our vilest flaws, wh...ereas the Revolution shaped our character and (we generally assumed) displayed our courage, principles, and highmindedness for all the world to see. What happened in 1776 somehow reflected glory upon us, whereas what happened in 1861, when the polity disintegrated, became an object lesson in the perils of extremism and selfishness.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is... not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Ultimately, America's answer to the intolerant man is diversity, the very diversity which our heritage of religious freedom has in...spired.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »