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.
CORETTA SCOTT KINGI’m more determined than ever that my husband’s dream will become a reality.
More Coretta Scott King Quotes
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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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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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Nonviolence first changes the individual.
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Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.
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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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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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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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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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To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
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How many must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society?
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
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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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I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.
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