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Like Gandhi, my husband had struggled with the issue of materialism.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Gandhi Had Husband Issue Like Materialism Struggled

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Martin Luther King, Jr. tried to live his life serving others.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: His King Life Live Luther Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Others Serving Serving Others Tried

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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

Topics: All Americans American Based Believe Freedom Human Human Rights Oppose Orientation Prejudice Responsibility Rights Sexual Tolerance Who I Believe

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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

Topics: Advance Beginning Every Great Happens History Human Man Moment Must Need Nothing Particular Right Spirit

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Mr. Sessions' conduct as a U.S. Attorney, from his politically-motivated voting fraud prosecutions to his indifference toward criminal violations of civil rights laws, indicated that he lacks the temperament, fairness and judgment to be a federal judge.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Attorney Civil Civil Rights Conduct Criminal Fairness Federal Fraud He His Indifference Judge Judgment Lacks Laws Rights Temperament Toward Violations Voting Mr

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Particularly in the South, efforts continue to be made to deny blacks access to the polls, even where blacks constitute the majority of the voters.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Access Blacks Constitute Continue Deny Efforts Even Made Majority Particularly Polls South Voters Where

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It is plain that we don't care about our poor people except to exploit them as cheap labor and victimize them through excessive rents and consumer prices.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: About Care Cheap Consumer Except Excessive Exploit Labor Our People Plain Poor Poor People Prices Them Through

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I always knew that I was called to do something. I didn't know what, but I finally rationalized after I met Martin - and it took a lot of praying to discover this - that this was probably what God had called me to do: to marry him.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: After Always Discover Finally God Had Him Knew Know Lot Marry Martin Me Met Praying Something Took

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I don't see how you can separate human rights and the rights of all people, no matter what their sexual orientation is.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: All People How Human Human Rights Matter Orientation People Rights See Separate Sexual You

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I think that... discrimination in the job market is a very important area where work needs to be done.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Area Discrimination Done Important Job Market Needs Think Very Where Work I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 27th, 1927

Died: January 30th, 2006

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