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> [Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/racism-springs-from-the-lie-that-certain-human-beings-are-less-than/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

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## More by Alveda King

> [Reconciliation means - in victory, I win and you're wrong, and then you lose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/reconciliation-means-in-victory-i-win-and-you-re-wrong-and-then-you/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/racism-springs-from-the-lie-that-certain-human-beings-are-less-than/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [While I voted for Mr. Trump, my confidence remains in God for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/while-i-voted-for-mr-trump-my-confidence-remains-in-god-for-life/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/observe-with-both-friend-and-foe-the-ordinary-rules-of-courtesy/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [If the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to live, our babies must live. Our mothers must choose life. If we refuse…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/if-the-dream-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-is-to-live-our-babies-must/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Every baby saved, every mother helped to choose life is a step in the right direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/every-baby-saved-every-mother-helped-to-choose-life-is-a-step-in-the/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Let's be honest about this; the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/let-s-be-honest-about-this-the-liberal-agenda-with-failed-stimulus/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Coming forth, you've got to love each other and you have to have faith. And you never lose hope. Even when things are really,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/coming-forth-you-ve-got-to-love-each-other-and-you-have-to-have-faith/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [As a survivor of the 20th-century Race Wars, my back remains unbent, and I move forward for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/as-a-survivor-of-the-20th-century-race-wars-my-back-remains-unbent/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [African-Americans who might have disagreed with candidate Obama's left-of-center politics voted for him in 2008 because electing a candidate with brown skin was too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/african-americans-who-might-have-disagreed-with-candidate-obama-s/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [This is the 21st century, and we would all like to think racism is dead in America. Actually, that's not the case: still there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/this-is-the-21st-century-and-we-would-all-like-to-think-racism-is/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [I did have some secret abortions myself, which I repented from when I was born again in 1983. I drank the abortion Kool-Aid temporarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/i-did-have-some-secret-abortions-myself-which-i-repented-from-when-i/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [Refrain from the violence of fist, tongue or heart. And heart is real important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/refrain-from-the-violence-of-fist-tongue-or-heart-and-heart-is-real/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [While writing, saying, and doing much, Mr. Trump is apologizing for his past sins. He's walking away from supporting abortion, hurling insults and more.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/while-writing-saying-and-doing-much-mr-trump-is-apologizing-for-his/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

> [The non-violent movement seeks justice and reconciliation, not victory - or not just victory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alveda-king/the-non-violent-movement-seeks-justice-and-reconciliation-not-victory/)

[Alveda King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alveda-king/)

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