People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGMoney is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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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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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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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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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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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 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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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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When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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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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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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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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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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