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When aroused the American conscience is a powerful force for reform.

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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Women, if the soul of the nation is to be saved, I believe that you must become its soul.
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nonviolence first changes the individual.
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