An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to an end as a result of this, then your life could not have been spent in a more redemptive way. I think that is what my husband has done.
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I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and gay people, and I should stick to the issue of racial justice.
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Isn’t it strange how the leaders of nations can talk so eloquently about peace while they prepare for war? … There is no way to make peace while preparing for war.
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When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
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You cannot believe in peace at home and not believe in international peace. A war with Iraq will increase anti-American sentiment, create more terrorists, and drain as much as 200 billion taxpayer dollars, which should be invested in human development here in America.
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If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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