American - Activist | April 27, 1927 - January 30, 2006
The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
Coretta Scott King
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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.
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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 those convicted of capital offenses... An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation.
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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.
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My story is a freedom song from within my soul. It is a guide to discovery, a vision of how even the worst pain and heartaches can be channeled into human monuments, impenetrable and everlasting.
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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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Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
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Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.
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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.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. tried to live his life serving others.
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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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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.
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