Quotes from Coretta Scott King

An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed in retaliation.

Nonviolence is the only credible response to the violence we're seeing around the world.

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.

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.

Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.

My story is a freedom song of struggle. It is about finding one's purpose, how to overcome fear and to stand up for causes bigger than one's self.

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