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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.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Community Dedicate Faith Great Great Faith Heals Makes Nation Now Our Poverty Power Racism Rotten Shattered Society Task Themselves Us War Which Who Whole Will Woman Women

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Nonviolence is the only credible response to the violence we're seeing around the world.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Around Credible Nonviolence Only Response Seeing Violence World

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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Become Believe Must Nation Saved Soul Women You I Believe I Believe That

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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

Topics: Allow Came Family Fear Feelings Hear Heart How Learned Me Our Racing Refused Resilience Rushed Sway Through

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The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Colossal Common Common Sense Compassion Failure Invest Lack Reflects Sense Youth

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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.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Am Best Eventually Just Just Be Know Knowing Maybe People Satisfied Self Try You I Am

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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

Topics: Deficit Feed Human Human Resources Many Our Poverty Resources Science Science And Technology Should Something Technology Why Will Wrong

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There is no reason why a nation as rich as ours should be blighted by poverty, disease, and illiteracy.

~Coretta Scott King

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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.

~Coretta Scott King

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Our Congress passes laws which subsidize corporation farms, oil companies, airlines, and houses for suburbia. But when they turn their attention to the poor, they suddenly become concerned about balancing the budget and cut back on the funds for Head Start, Medicare, and mental health appropriations.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: About Airlines Attention Back Balancing Become Budget Companies Concerned Congress Corporation Cut Farms Funds Head Head Start Health Houses Laws Medicare Mental Mental Health Oil Oil Companies Our Passes Poor Start Subsidize Suddenly Turn Which

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 27th, 1927

Died: January 30th, 2006

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