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In the area of economic justice, we still have a long way to go. We have too many people who are discriminated against just because they happen to be black or they happen to be a woman or some other minority.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Against Area Because Black Discriminated Economic Go Happen Just Just Because Justice Long Long Way Many Minority Other People Some Still Too Too Many People Way Who Woman

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You cannot have peaceful means - peaceful means will have to be used to bring about peaceful ends. If you use destructive means, you're going to bring about destructive ends.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: About Bring Cannot Destructive Ends Going Means Peaceful Use Used Will You

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While not a panacea for the nation's illegal immigration problems, employer sanctions are one necessary means of stopping the exploitation of vulnerable workers and the undercutting of American jobs and living standards.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: American Employer Exploitation Illegal Illegal Immigration Immigration Jobs Living Means Nation Necessary Panacea Problems Sanctions Standards Stopping Vulnerable While Workers

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Nonviolence would work today, it would work 2,000 years from now, it would work 5,000 years from now.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Nonviolence Now Today Work Would Years

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You have to have people who prick the consciences of the nation.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Nation People Who You

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A vote for George Wallace is a vote for the past and oppression.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: George Oppression Past Vote Wallace

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I feel George Wallace symbolizes something in the past which America has rejected.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: America Feel George In The Past Past Rejected Something Wallace Which I Feel

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I suppose I experienced the personal dilemma that baffles every working woman. What happens when you are expected to be Superwoman, to perform a dozen conflicting tasks at the same time?

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Conflicting Dilemma Dozen Every Expected Experienced Happens Perform Personal Same Same Time Suppose Tasks Time Woman Working You

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Marrying Martin and the movement perfected my journey of discovery, soothed my yearning to pour out the values and vision within my soul.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Discovery Journey Marrying Martin Movement My Journey My Soul Out Pour Soul Values Vision Within Yearning

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Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life.

~Coretta Scott King

Topics: Advanced Human Human Life Justice Life Never Taking

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Activist

Born: April 27th, 1927

Died: January 30th, 2006

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