How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
CORETTA SCOTT KINGTo really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented. The philosophy that he developed, of course, he was greatly influenced by Gandhi and Jesus Christ.
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If sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.
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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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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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The process of nonviolence is one that takes time and those of us who’ve suffered, who’ve been persecuted over the years, would like to see things change, you know, overnight.
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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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As an African American child growing up in the segregated South, I was told, one way or another, almost every day of my life, that I wasn’t as good as a white child.
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I 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.
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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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Violence diminishes our humanity.
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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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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God’s will and purpose and God is always waiting for someone who is willing to do that.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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