How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
CORETTA SCOTT KINGHow many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
CORETTA SCOTT KINGA constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGBehind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGThere is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGPeople 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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWomen, in general, are not part of the corruption of the past, so they can give a new kind of leadership, a new image for mankind.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI 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 KINGIsn’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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI 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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGFreedom 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 have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGThe greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGIf sexual relations between consenting adults are not part of the right to privacy guaranteed by the Constitution, then American democracy is in trouble.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGHate is too great a burden to bear.
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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGTo really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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