There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWomen, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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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.
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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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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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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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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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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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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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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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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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The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient to meet the challenges of the seventies.
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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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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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I’m fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes – the finer things of life – would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.
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