I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
BERNICE KINGLike 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.
More Bernice King Quotes
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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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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father – that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
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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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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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Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, ‘At some point, we’ve got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.’
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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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Some of the aspects of my speaking style are inherited and come naturally to me. I didn’t take classes, and I didn’t do anything to hone my skills.
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Refuse to be disheartened, discouraged, distracted from your goals in life.
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My father literally fought his entire life to ensure the inclusion of all people because he understood that we were intertwined and connected together in humanity.
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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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Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
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It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
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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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My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
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