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Coretta Scott King
Coretta Scott King
American Activist
Born: Apr 27, 1927
Died: Jan 30, 2006
Believe Freedom People Rights Women You
Related authors: Angela Davis Cesar Chavez Gloria Steinem Harriet Tubman Malcolm X Noam Chomsky Sojourner Truth Susan B. Anthony
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King
Community Members Most Greatness Accurately Measured Actions Compassionate
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King
Great Hate Burden Too Hated Hater More Bear Than
My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self. Coretta Scott King
Freedom Struggle Song Fear Overcome Finding About Purpose Self How Causes Up Than Bigger Story Stand Stand Up
The woman power of this nation can be the power which makes us whole and heals the rotten community, now so shattered by war and poverty and racism. I have great faith in the power of women who will dedicate themselves whole-heartedly to the task of remaking our society. Coretta Scott King
War Faith Great Woman Women Racism Will Poverty Power Nation Community Society Our Great Faith Shattered Heals Makes Task Which Themselves Us Dedicate Who Whole Rotten Now
Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul. Coretta Scott King
You Soul Women Become Nation Believe Saved Must
Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation. Coretta Scott King
Freedom You Struggle Generation Win Ending Every Earn Never Never-Ending Won Process Really
Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence. Coretta Scott King
Anger Revenge Fear Retaliation Always Perpetuate Cycle Violence
If 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 King
Women Voting Think Increase Programs Benefiting Would See Percent Ten Budget Budget Cuts Women And Children End American Children Cuts Turnout American Women
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. Coretta Scott King
Dignity Racism Humanity People Anti-Semitism Group Other Seeks Like Deny Forms Personhood Large Large Group
The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense. Coretta Scott King
Failure Youth Compassion Sense Invest Colossal Reflects Lack Common Common Sense
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. Coretta Scott King
Freedom You Justice People Political Group Believe Others Out Pieces Deny Convenience Cannot Stand Suit
On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground. Coretta Scott King
Thanksgiving Old White Our House Years Burned Fifteen Racists Ground Night
I can't help but believe that at some time in the not-too-distant future, there is going to be another movement to change these systemic conditions of poverty, injustice, and violence in people's lives. That is where we've got to go, and it is going to be a struggle. Coretta Scott King
Future Time Injustice Change Struggle People Poverty Believe Systemic Some Another Got Go Conditions Going Movement Where Help Lives Violence
The Voting Rights Act was, and still is, vitally important to the future of democracy in the United States. Coretta Scott King
Future Democracy Rights Voting Important States Vitally Voting Rights Still Act United United States
When fear rushed in, I learned how to hear my heart racing but refused to allow my feelings to sway me. That resilience came from my family. It flowed through our bloodline. Coretta Scott King
Family Me Heart Fear Feelings Our Rushed Through Allow Learned How Came Hear Refused Sway Racing Resilience
Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life. Coretta Scott King
Life Justice Never Advanced Taking Human Human Life
Something is wrong that we have to feed so many. Why should there be poverty with all of our science and technology? There is no deficit in human resources - it is a deficit in human will. Coretta Scott King
Technology Science Will Poverty Science And Technology Our Resources Deficit Something Feed Wrong Human Should Many Human Resources Why
It is plain that we don't care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labor and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices. Coretta Scott King
People Care Our About Except Through Prices Consumer Excessive Cheap Labor dont Care Plain Them Poor Exploit Poor People
I believe that women know if their husbands are unfaithful. They feel it. Coretta Scott King
Women Believe Husbands Feel Know Unfaithful
Just be what you are. And I try to be my best self and be what I am and knowing what I am and be satisfied with that. And if people don't know it, maybe they'll eventually know it. Coretta Scott King
Best You People Try Just Be Satisfied Self Know Knowing Am Maybe Just Eventually
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 King
Great History Man Beginning Nothing Every Must Spirit Advance Particular Human Happens Moment Right Need
I don't see how you can separate human rights and the rights of all people, no matter what their sexual orientation is. Coretta Scott King
You Rights People Matter Human Rights All People Sexual See How Human Separate Orientation
If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction. Coretta Scott King
War You Peace Destruction Weapons About More Going Use Bring
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union. Coretta Scott King
Gay Legal Marriage People Protection Lesbian Civil Families Whether Should Union
Nonviolence is the only credible response to the violence we're seeing around the world. Coretta Scott King
World Response Seeing Only Around Nonviolence Credible Violence
A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing to protect traditional marriages. Coretta Scott King
Gay Marriage Nothing Marriages Would Constitutional Constitutional Amendment Protect Traditional Amendment Same-Sex Same-Sex Marriage Form Banning
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