Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWomen, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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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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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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Because Dr. King was human and not divine – although we think he was divine, he was just a man, an extraordinary man, but a man – and he would get depressed from time to time and disappointed about all kinds of things relative to the movement.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
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As an African American child growing up in the segregated South, I was told, one way or another, almost every day of my life, that I wasn’t as good as a white child.
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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.
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People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God’s will and purpose and God is always waiting for someone who is willing to do that.
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If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.
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Women, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.
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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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