We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGAll 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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Women, 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.
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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 greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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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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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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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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Violence diminishes our humanity.
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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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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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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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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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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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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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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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