After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
BERNICE KING- When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
More Bernice King Quotes
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After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
BERNICE KINGMy favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called ‘the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.’ These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
BERNICE KINGNonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
BERNICE KINGBefore my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
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We must rediscover our faith in the future and join with one another to ensure that nonviolence is the prevalent choice for government, law enforcement, the non-profit sector, business, education, media, entertainment, arts, and for the global citizenry.
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If people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
BERNICE KINGIf people want to criticize me, that’s their issue.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
BERNICE KINGI know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
BERNICE KINGAs I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
BERNICE KINGDon’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
BERNICE KINGMy mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
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At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
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We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we’re not careful, it’ll overtake us, and we’ll self-destruct.
BERNICE KINGWe are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we’re not careful, it’ll overtake us, and we’ll self-destruct.
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Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
BERNICE KINGTrump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
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I wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It’s still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, ‘Be slow to anger.’
BERNICE KINGI wrestled with anger from the age of sixteen. It’s still one of my nemeses. I have to remember that the word of God says, ‘Be slow to anger.’
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