Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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.
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A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.
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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 greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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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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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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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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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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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.
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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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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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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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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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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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