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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.

Coretta Scott King

I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.
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Brother Dimension Force International Peace Powerful Unity Woman World
Homophobia is like racism and anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry in that it seeks to dehumanize a large group of people, to deny their humanity, their dignity and personhood.
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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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A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.
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Constitution Form Marriage Sexuality Traditional
Nelson Mandela sat in a South African prison for 27 years. He was nonviolent. He negotiated his way out of jail. His honor and suffering of 27 years in a South African prison is really ultimately what brought about the freedom of South Africa. That is nonviolence.
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Justice is never advanced in the taking of human life.
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People need role models. They need to see examples of people in peoples’ lives.
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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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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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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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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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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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An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
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I’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
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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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Behind every good man, there’s a good woman reminding you I knew you when you didn’t have nothing.
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