Tensions exist in any free society. But the freedom we enjoy rests on a foundation of individual liberty and shared moral values.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We who in engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.
Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.
Freedom is a universal value.
Freedom is an indivisible word. If we want to enjoy it, and fight for it, we must be prepared to extend it to everyone, whether they are rich or poor, whether they agree with us or not, no matter what their race or the color of their skin.
Justice is never given; it is exacted and the struggle must be continuous for freedom is never a final fact, but a continuing evolving process to higher and higher levels of human, social, economic, political and religious relationship.
Freedom goes hand-in-hand with mutual respect.
Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
We must face the fact that the preservation of individual freedom is incompatible with a full satisfaction of our views of distributive justice.
Collective freedom provides the basic conditions for people to narrate their own lives, hold power accountable, and embrace a capacious notion of human dignity.