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If people are being downtrodden and mistreated, it's our obligation, it's our responsibility to speak out, not just for ourselves but for others.

Alveda King

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Alveda King
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: January 22
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Minister
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Pro-Life Activist
Birmingham
Alabama
Alveda Celeste King
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Abortion and racism are evil twins, born of the same lie. Where racism now hides its face in public, abortion is accomplishing the goals of which racism only once dreamed. Together, abortionists are destroying humanity at large and the black community in particular.
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People need jobs, people need happy and successful lives there should be marriage between one man and one woman, there should the value of person from conception until natural death.
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Coming forth, you've got to love each other and you have to have faith. And you never lose hope. Even when things are really, really, really bad - there's always hope.
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The non-violent movement seeks justice and reconciliation, not victory - or not just victory.
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Walk and talk in manner of love or charity, for God is love.
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If you see your brother about to be harmed and somebody is doing something, you must speak out. It takes courage to do that. Then you have to come out of yourself to do that.
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Racism springs from the lie that certain human beings are less than fully human. It's a self-centered falsehood that corrupts our minds into believing we are right to treat others as we would not want to be treated.
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America wants solutions. America wants a leader. No more tabloid politics.
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When you see the political parties squabble, if a baby is not allowed to be born, all the other issues do not come into play.
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Every baby saved, every mother helped to choose life is a step in the right direction.
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It is statistically proven that the strongest institution that guarantees procreation and continuity of the generations is marriage between one man and one woman. We don't want genocide. We don't want to destroy the sacred institution of marriage.
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You've got to have faith. You've got to begin to continue to hope and not give up on others.
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You hate evil, but you don't hate the people that do evil. So, hate has to go out the window.
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Pray daily to be used by God, sacrifice personal needs and so greed has to go out of the window. Because you have to believe God can take care of you so you don't have to worry about that.
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Abortion and racism are both symptoms of a fundamental human error. The error is thinking that when someone stands in the way of our wants, we can justify getting that person out of our lives. Abortion and racism stem from the same poisonous root, selfishness.
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America has gone crazy with greed. I really have to say that.
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A woman knows a skirt-chaser.
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The media has a responsibility. And we can't let them totally get away because they have to let the truth be seen and be told.
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