Something big is going on. I’m talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and without organizing to bring about effective change through our voting system.
BERNICE KINGEach of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
More Bernice King Quotes
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My first introduction to South Africa’s struggle for freedom came when I was just 17. I had volunteered to speak in my mother’s stead at a United Nations forum on South Africa because she was unable to attend on that occasion.
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Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family.
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Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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When I speak, I want to ensure that there is at least one person in the audience who leaves the room transformed.
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All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
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Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
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My dad was one who – he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
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I don’t know if you realize this, but anger is anger. It has no mind. It has no rationality. It’s mad, and it just wants to destroy.
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My mother and Ethel Kennedy became good friends and worked together on a number of causes they had shared with their husbands. They together co-chaired ‘A Time to Remember’ to mobilize a movement for gun control.
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Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.
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Occasionally, in the afternoons, I catch a movie, watch football, go to Sunday brunch, or visit with family and friends.
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I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
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As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
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