My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
BERNICE KINGAt Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
More Bernice King Quotes
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One person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been with us since the founding of this nation. I mean, we were founded with slaves.
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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.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that’s my father.
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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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It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
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The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
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People have labeled me homophobic. If I was homophobic, I wouldn’t have friends who are gay and lesbian, so that can’t be true.
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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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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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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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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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