Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI’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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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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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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
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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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We must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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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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Without Coretta Scott King, there would not have been a Martin Luther King, Jr. in the way that we know him.
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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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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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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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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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When Good Friday comes, these are the moments in life when we feel there’s no hope. But then, Easter comes.
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