The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.
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All 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.
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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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Violence diminishes our humanity.
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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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If Martin [Luther King, Jr.]’s philosophy had been embraced and lived out in Iraq and other places, we wouldn’t have bin Ladens.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.
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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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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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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
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