There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGThere is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment of history, or nothing happens.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGJustice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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.
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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWe have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWhen aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGWe must eliminate the gulf of mistrust and ignorance that keeps us from learning from each other.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGHate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGThe greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGMama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGThis was really what I was supposed to be doing, and it was a great blessing to have discovered this, and to be doing what was God’s will for your life.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI 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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGIt 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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGSegregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
CORETTA SCOTT KING