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Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

Coretta Scott King

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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Commitment God Oneself People Purpose Willing
If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.
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Children End Myself Program Thinking Vote Woman
I 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.
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Issues Justice Myself People Race Talk
Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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Advance Human Justice Life
When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there’s no hope. But then, Easter comes.
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Easter Goodness Hope Life Moments
Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Change Individual Violence
Violence diminishes our humanity.
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Diminish Humanity Ourselves Violence
I’m fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes – the finer things of life – would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.
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Clothes Concept Fulfill Happiness Money Spiritual
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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Change Opinion Positive Power Problem Strong Yourself
Lesbian and gay people are a permanent part of the American workforce, who currently have no protection from the arbitrary abuse of their rights on the job.
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Abuse Job People Permanent Protection Right
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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Blessing Discover God Greatness Life Willing Yourself
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.
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Greatness Influence Ourselves People Reading Representation Thinking
How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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Death Freedom Peace Society World
We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
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Each Other Elimination Ignorance Learning Trust
We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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Black Community Launch National
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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Call Himself Marriage Myself Prayer Rational

Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

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Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.

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