It’s going to take an act of Congress to deal with poverty and hunger, not only in this country, but throughout the world. We have the resources but we don’t have the will.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGAll we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
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Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.
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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Isn’t it strange how the leaders of nations can talk so eloquently about peace while they prepare for war? … There is no way to make peace while preparing for war.
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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.
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When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there’s no hope. But then, Easter comes.
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You cannot believe in peace at home and not believe in international peace. A war with Iraq will increase anti-American sentiment, create more terrorists, and drain as much as 200 billion taxpayer dollars, which should be invested in human development here in America.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
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An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
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