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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGPeople need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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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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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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I always knew that I was called to do something. I didn’t know what, but I finally rationalized after I met Martin [Luther King, Jr.] and it took a lot of praying to discover this, that this was probably what God had called me to do, to marry him.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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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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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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We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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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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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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