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 KINGOften, I am asked, ‘What was your father like?’ or, ‘What would he think?’ These are very difficult questions to answer, as I was so very young when I lost my father.
More Bernice King Quotes
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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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When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother. We might very well have ended up on welfare.
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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King-ian nonviolence is a way of thinking and living and is not confined to the work of social and systemic change.
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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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Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
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In addition to needed gun control reforms, America urgently needs a stronger protest movement dedicated to reducing the glorification of violence in our culture – in music, film, television, video games, and even the Internet.
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Nelson Mandela, a better man, not a bitter man, made our world a better place in which to live. His life and leadership exemplify the highest courage, dignity, and dedication to human liberation.
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My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children – and all children – could grow up in a better nation and world.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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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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When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
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Choosing nonviolence does not mean that one will never get angry or become upset with others, including the ones we love.
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Don’t be afraid of who sits in the White House. God can triumph over Trump.
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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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