Money is necessary — both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGIf 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.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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The greatest violence is seeing a child go to bed hungry.
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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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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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People have to allow themselves to be used by God and Martin [Luther King, Jr.] committed himself totally to God’s will and purpose and God is always waiting for someone who is willing to do that.
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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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We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
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If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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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 you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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