The failure to invest in youth reflects a lack of compassion and a colossal failure of common sense. - Coretta Scott King 1 Share Now -
Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night. - Coretta Scott King 2 Share Now -
Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence. - Coretta Scott King 3 Share Now -
On Thanksgiving Night, 1942, when I was fifteen years old, white racists burned our house to the ground. - Coretta Scott King 4 Share Now -
Freedom and justice cannot be parceled out in pieces to suit political convenience. I don't believe you can stand for freedom for one group of people and deny it to others. - Coretta Scott King 5 Share Now -
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 6 Share Now -
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 7 Share Now -
As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses... An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation. - Coretta Scott King 8 Share Now -
Gay and lesbian people have families, and their families should have legal protection, whether by marriage or civil union. - Coretta Scott King 9 Share Now -
If you use weapons of war to bring about peace, you're going to have more war and destruction. - Coretta Scott King 10 Share Now -
