Be Prepared To Organize Nonviolent Workshops -

I Would Say To A Young Person: Continue To Study. Study What Is Taking Place In Your Community, In Your Neighborhood, Maybe At Your School.

I Met Rosa Parks When I Was 17. I Met Dr. [martin Luther] King When I Was 18. These Two Individuals Inspired Me To Find A Way To Get In The Way, To Get In Trouble. So I Got In Good Trouble, Necessary Trouble.

When I Was A Student, I Studied Philosophy And Religion. I Talked About Being Patient. Some People Say I Was Too Hopeful, Too Optimistic, But You Have To Be Optimistic Just In Keeping With The Philosophy Of Non-violence.

I Heard Of Martin Luther King Jr. When I Was 15 Years Old. I Heard Of Rosa Parks. And I Met Dr. King In 1958 At The Age Of 18. I Met Rosa Parks ... But To Pick Up A Fun Comic Book - Some People Used To Call Them "funny Books" - To Pick This Little Book Up, It Sold For 10 Cents, 12 Pages Or 14 Pages? 14 Pages I Digested. And It Inspired Me. And I Said To Myself, "if The People Of Montgomery Can Do This, Maybe I Can Do Something. Maybe I Can Make A Contribution."

Sen. Mccain And Gov. Palin Are Sowing The Seeds Of Hatred And Division, And There Is No Need For This Hostility In Our Political Discourse.