He reassured leaders of the Civil Rights Movement that "I've forgotten everything bad that have said about me, and I pray they can also forget the many bad things I've said about them."
對此他向民權運動的領導人表示說：「我已經忘記了一切他們對我說的糟糕事情，我也祈禱他們可以忘記很多我說他們不好的事情。