The U.S. has had, by now, two startling wake-up calls: back to back ye — United States

"The breaking waves dashed high On a stern and rock-bound coast; And the woods, against a stormy sky, Their giant branches tost."

"All we say to America is: Be true to what you said on paper. If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, maybe I could understand the denial of certain basic First Amendment privileges, because they hadnt committed themselves to that over there. But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right... Let us rise up tonight with a greater readiness. Let us stand with a greater determination, and let us move on in these powerful days. These days of challenge to make America what it ought to be; we have an opportunity to make America a better nation."

"The country is frustrated with both parties. The reason for the frustration is lack of solutions."

"I am proud that I am an American citizen of Japanese ancestry, for my very background makes me appreciate more fully the wonderful advantages of this nation. I believe in her institutions, ideals, and traditions. I glory in her heritage, I boast of her history. I trust in her future. She has granted me liberties and opportunities such as no individual enjoys in this world today. She has given me an education befitting kings. She has entrusted me with the responsibilities of the franchise. She has permitted me to build a home, to earn a livelihood, to worship, think, speak, and act as I please, as a free man equal to every other man. Although some individuals may discriminate against me, I shall never become bitter or lose faith, for I know that such persons are not representative of the majority of the American people. True, I shall do all in my power to discourage such practices, but I shall do it in the American way. Above board, in the open, through courts of law, by education, by proving myself to be worthy of equal treatment and consideration."

"The character of our enemies testifies to Americas greatness, for those leaders who most hate us show scant regard for their own peoples welfare."

"When I first arrived in Jackson, which was July 4, 1963, there was a court order to integrate the parks in Jackson. But we couldnt even get two car loads to do that. It was, in a sense, a terrible defeat. The police arrested everybody when they did anything. You couldnt picket. The enemy was the police. It was a police state, thats all. The only police state that Ive ever seen function with such efficiency that in this country there was no way of even getting to notice it."