To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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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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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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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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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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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 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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It’s going to take an act of Congress to deal with poverty and hunger, not only in this country, but throughout the world. We have the resources but we don’t have the will.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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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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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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When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
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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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