You cannot believe in peace at home and not believe in international peace. A war with Iraq will increase anti-American sentiment, create more terrorists, and drain as much as 200 billion taxpayer dollars, which should be invested in human development here in America.
- Coretta Scott King
More Quotes By Coretta Scott King
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As an African American child growing up in the segregated South, I was told, one way or another,... It doesn’t matter how strong your opinions are. If you don’t use your power for positive change, you... Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in... Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don’t believe you can... Love is such a powerful force. It’s there for everyone to embrace-that kind of unconditional love for all... Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its... The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
When the heart is right, the mind and the body will follow.
We have a lot more work to do in our common struggle against bigotry and discrimination. I say... When you are willing to make sacrifices for a great cause, you will never be alone.
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