"I had to know once and for all what rights I had as a human being and a citizen."

"I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people."

"You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."

"The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed, I suppose."

"I felt that I had a right to stay where I was. I just felt that I had been there long enough, and I was not going to move."