I always knew that I was called to do something. I didn’t know what, but I finally rationalized after I met Martin [Luther King, Jr.] and it took a lot of praying to discover this, that this was probably what God had called me to do, to marry him.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGIf 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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
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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 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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Nonviolence 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.
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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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I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented. The philosophy that he developed, of course, he was greatly influenced by Gandhi and Jesus Christ.
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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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You cannot believe in peace at home and not believe in international peace. A war with Iraq will increase anti-American sentiment, create more terrorists, and drain as much as 200 billion taxpayer dollars, which should be invested in human development here in America.
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When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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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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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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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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