The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient to meet the challenges of the seventies.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGNonviolence 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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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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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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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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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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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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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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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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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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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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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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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