I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.
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But I can rest only for a moment, for with freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not yet ended.
There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lies defeat and death.
I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.
I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say.
Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward.
Freedom is indivisible. The chains on any one of my people were the chains on all of them; the chains on all of my people were the chains on me.
I was not born with a hunger to be free. I was born free — free in every way that I could know.
No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.