American - Activist | April 27, 1927 - January 30, 2006
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
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Before I was married to Martin and became a King, I was a proud Scott, shaped by my mother's discernment and my father's strength.
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Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.
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I'm fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes - the finer things of life - would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.
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Scandal sells books; fidelity does not.
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If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction.
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What most did not understand then was that I was not only married to the man I loved, but I was also married to the movement that I loved.
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There is no reason why a nation as rich as ours should be blighted by poverty, disease, and illiteracy.
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A constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage is a form of gay bashing and it would do nothing to protect traditional marriages.
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Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.
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On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground.
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The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense.
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