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 KINGWomen, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
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When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
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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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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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If Martin [Luther King, Jr.]’s philosophy had been embraced and lived out in Iraq and other places, we wouldn’t have bin Ladens.
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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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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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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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An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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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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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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