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Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.
Coretta Scott King
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Coretta Scott King
Age: 78 †
Born: 1927
Born: April 27
Died: 2006
Died: January 30
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Nonviolence is a method that transforms, first of all, the individual once you understand it and embrace it. It begins with you and, if you can, about transforming individuals so that they love unconditionally.
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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.
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The more visible signs of protest are gone, but I think there is a realization that the tactics of the late sixties are not sufficient to meet the challenges of the seventies.
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If Martin [Luther King, Jr.]'s philosophy had been embraced and lived out in Iraq and other places, we wouldn't have bin Ladens.
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Money is necessary -- both to support a family and to advance causes one believes in.
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If American women would increase their voting turnout by ten percent, I think we would see an end to all of the budget cuts in programs benefiting women and children.
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