Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWe must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Nonviolence is a method that transforms, first of all, the individual once you understand it and embrace it. It begins with you and, if you can, about transforming individuals so that they love unconditionally.
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If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
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It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
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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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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights on the job.
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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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