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Coretta Scott King Quotes

Total quotes: 12
“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.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Parents, Parenting, manhood, Womanhood, Marriage
“We must all begin to question the experts. They have not really been right. No abundance of material goods can compensate for the death of individuality and personal creativity.”
— Coretta Scott King, Harvard class day address
Tagged: skepticism, Question, Experts, Individuality, Creativity
“Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.”
— Coretta Scott King, Daughters of the Promised Land, Women in American History
Tagged: Women, Soul, nation, Women Empowerment
“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 in democracy.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Homphobia, Policy, Democracy
“Because his task was not finished, I felt that I must re-dedicate myself to the completion of his work.”
— Coretta Scott King, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr.
Tagged: Determination, Love, Commitment, Dedication
“I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.”
— Coretta Scott King, Shadow in the Land: Homosexuality in America
Tagged: Americans, Freedom, Tolerance, human rights, Sexual Orientation, bigotry
“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, My Life with Martin Luther King Jr.
Tagged: Spirit, Need, History
“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 meet the challenges of the seventies.”
— Coretta Scott King, The Quotable Woman
Tagged: Signs, Tactics, protest, Challenges
“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. This sets the stage for further repression and violence that spread all too easily to victimize the next minority group.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Homophobia, racism, bigotry, Repression, Violence
“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 issue of racial justice. But I hasten to remind them that Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I appeal to everyone who believes in Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream to make room at the table of brother- and sisterhood for lesbian and gay people.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Insjustice, Sexual Orientation, Gender Equality, rights
“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 for civil rights in Montgomery, Selma, in Albany, Ga. and St. Augustine, Fla., and many other campaigns of the Civil Rights Movement. Many of these courageous men and women were fighting for my freedom at a time when they could find few voices for their own, and I salute their contributions.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Civil Rights, human rights, LGBT, Courage
“On April 3, 1968, just before he was killed, Martin delivered his last public address. In it he spoke of the visit he and I made to Israel. Moreover, he spoke to us about his vision of the Promised Land, a land of justice and equality, brotherhood and peace. Martin dedicated his life to the goals of peace and unity among all peoples, and perhaps nowhere in the world is there a greater appreciation of the desirability and necessity of peace than in Israel.”
— Coretta Scott King
Tagged: Promised Land, Vision, Brotherhood, Peace, Dedication, Goals
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