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

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

"I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons had taught us we were entitled to, no matter what the sacrifice."

"Our freedom is not complete until all people are free."

"The only thing that bothered me was that we waited so long to make this protest."