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CORETTA SCOTT KINGYou 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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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There 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.
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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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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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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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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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All we seek is an America where every person is given the chance to productively contribute to his country and where he can receive a fair and equitable share of the wealth that production creates.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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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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Freedom 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.
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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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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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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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This was really what I was supposed to be doing, and it was a great blessing to have discovered this, and to be doing what was God’s will for your life.
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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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