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Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.

Bernice King

I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
BERNICE KING

Absence Cost Father Life Myself
All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.
BERNICE KING

Aspiration Beyond Commitment Life Ourselves
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.
BERNICE KING

Listening Ourselves Realization Reflection Violent Watch
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.
BERNICE KING

Acknowledgement Difficult Exception Law Mindset Oneself Terrible Tragedy
My dad was one who – he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
BERNICE KING

Administration Father Himself Learning Office Work
Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
BERNICE KING

Choice Decision Evidence Important Right
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
BERNICE KING

Accomplishment Artist Courage Leadership Mom Peace
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.
BERNICE KING

Aspect Class Inheritance Myself Skill Style
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.
BERNICE KING

Believe Division Effect Father Race Violence
The more you resist something, the more aggressive it becomes.
BERNICE KING

Aggression Resistance Yourself
Without my ministry, I would just be Martin Luther King’s daughter. You know, when people call me that, it doesn’t bother me anymore. I know I am not my father. I know I am me.
BERNICE KING

Call Daughter Father Ministry Myself People
Trump’s election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
BERNICE KING

Blessing Correction Disguise Election Myself Opportunity
Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
BERNICE KING

Existence Institutional Oppression Ourselves Race
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.
BERNICE KING

Father Humanity Literature Myself People Togetherness
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?
BERNICE KING

Change Fight God Head Ugly Willing
It is painful beyond measure to lose a loving father and grandmother to violence.
BERNICE KING

Beyond Lose Mom Pain Violence

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