Coretta Scott King Quotes

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• I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe…
• As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for…
• 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.
• I must remind you that starving a child is violence. Suppressing a culture is violence. Neglecting school children is violence. Punishing a mother and her…
• We have to launch a national campaign against homophobia in the black community,
• When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
• If a man had nothing that was worth dying for, then he was not fit to live.
• If you give your life to a cause in which you believe, and if it is right and just, and if your life comes to…
• 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…
• For many years now, I have been an outspoken supporter of civil and human rights for gay and lesbian people. Gays and lesbians stood up…
• We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say "common struggle" because I believe very strongly…
• 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…
• A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing at all to protect traditional marriages.
• Hate is too great a burden to bear....
• The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient…
• To really know someone is to have loved and hated him in turn.
• When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
• 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…
• An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.
• How many men must die before we can really have a free and true and peaceful society? How long will it take?

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