We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWe have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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Violence diminishes our humanity.
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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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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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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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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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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.
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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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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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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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If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to an end as a result of this, then your life could not have been spent in a more redemptive way. I think that is what my husband has done.
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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
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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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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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