Coretta Scott King Quotes & Sayings
11 most famous Coretta Scott King quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for her. She was an American activist who passed away on 30 January, 2006.
“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.”
“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.”
“Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.”
“Segregation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.”
“I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Mama and Daddy King represent the best in manhood and womanhood, the best in a marriage, the kind of people we are trying to become.”
“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.”
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.”
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