- Nov 07, 2020
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- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Love is not a weak, spineless emotion; it is a powerful moral force on the side of justice.
- Injustice
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- Nov 07, 2020
We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Each of us must decide whether it is more important to be proved right or to provoke righteousness.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father provided some very important guidance in how we deal with conflict and polarization.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
Always realize that even your strongest advocate and opponent is a part of the human family; albeit they may have small shortcomings and even strength in them, they are part of that human family.
- Collectively
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are carrying collectively a lot of trauma, especially those of us in the African-American community. And if we're not careful, it'll overtake us, and we'll self-destruct.
- Enemies
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- Nov 07, 2020
Daddy taught us through his philosophy of nonviolence, which placed love at the centerpiece, that through that love we can turn enemies into friends. Through that love, we can create more dignified atmospheres.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Thank God for the efforts of Black Lives Matter - we've seen an awakening in this era in a way we didn't see in Daddy's era in terms of people coming to grips with white privilege.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people feel like I'm arrogant. It's unfortunate, because people don't know my heart.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wouldn't say I'm against same-sex marriage. I believe in freedom and equality for all people. I believe that when it comes to gay marriage, that's a political and legal issue that has to be dealt with in that arena. I have privately held beliefs, but when it comes to that, it's properly placed in the political and legal arena.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
At Grinnell College, for the first time in my life, I was in an all-white setting. It was a shocking experience.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother... We might very well have ended up on welfare.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I didn't have a father to deal with about boyfriends. I didn't have a father to show me how a man and woman relate in a family setting. Therefore, I have given over my life to mentoring young people. I'm adamant about young people who have been denied a father/daughter relationship.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Something big is going on. I'm talking about a society that refuses to allow injustice just to persist without making our voices heard and without organizing to bring about effective change through our voting system.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad was one who - he was nonpartisan, first of all. He learned to work with whatever administration was in office.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unlike some people, my father would try to meet with President-elect Trump because he recognizes that in order to move the agenda of justice, freedom, and equality forward, you can't just protest and resist. You also have to negotiate as well.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I'm trying to do is fulfill what my father said, which is, 'We have to find a way to live together as brothers and sisters, or together we're going to perish as fools.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time I go to these racial forums, it is people who are alike, or it is progressives and liberals. So I said, 'At some point, we've got to bring the progressives and the liberals and the conservatives together.'
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father really set the tone for us to be a more moral nation, to take a moral high ground in everything that we do.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do we navigate and process painful biases and conflicting emotions and press on to be sacrificial and suffer in the struggle? And what do we do with images and depictions that, known or unknown to those perpetuating them, may contribute to the impediment of human progress?
- Corresponding
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are faced with the dilemma of how or if we demonstrate where we stand on critical issues and corresponding social ills. We are also bombarded with so many instances of inhumanity that it can be difficult to determine what part we play in human progress.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before my mother was a King, she climbed trees and wrestled with boys. And won. Even as a child, Coretta Scott demonstrated that her gender would not deter her success, nor did it detract from her strength.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before my mother was a King, she was a gifted vocalist and musician, whose skill and academia garnered her a scholarship to the prestigious New England Conservatory for Music in Boston.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
With The King Center as her base, my mother pressed on to fulfill a role that changed lives and legislation. She was a woman who refused to surrender the reigns of what she knew to be her assignment, even when male civil rights and business leaders tried to convince her that she should leave the work of building her husband's legacy to them.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
Before she was a King, my mother was a peace advocate, a courageous leader, and an accomplished artist.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother made countless sacrifices so that her children - and all children - could grow up in a better nation and world.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mother was the strong wife, partner, and co-worker Martin Luther King, Jr. needed to be an effective leader, and he said so on many occasions.
- Embassy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1985, I joined my mother in a protest against apartheid in which we were arrested at the South African embassy in Washington, D.C. And she was at President-elect Mandela's side in Johannesburg when he claimed victory in South Africa's first free elections.
- King
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- Nov 07, 2020
Among her many accomplishments, my mother is often identified as the leader of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday movement.
- Environmental
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- Nov 07, 2020
Environmental injustice is a tangible, intolerable example of an exhibited moral laxity and minimal concern for healthy standards by corporations and political structures based on the race, ethnicity, and class of those being impacted.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nonviolence as a lifestyle and perpetual strategy will allow us to be on the offense instead of continually on the defense. We will be able to move the ball down the field with team decisions and playmaking versus constantly thinking about how the opposing forces are moving the ball.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nonviolence will empower and equip us to bring generations to the table and fuse our knowledge, gifts, and zeal together.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
You will encounter misguided people from time to time. That's part of life. The challenge is to educate them when you can, but always to keep your dignity and self-respect and persevere in your personal growth and development.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
Continue to speak out against all forms of injustice to yourselves and others, and you will set a mighty example for your children and for future generations.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
Seek out your brothers and sisters of other cultures and join together in building alliances to put an end to all forms of racial discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice. There are people of good will of all races, religions, and nations who will join you in common quest for the betterment of society.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
Like my father, I believe that nonviolence is the antidote to what he called 'the triple evils of racism, poverty and militarism.' These three evils were consuming our hopes for community in 1964, and, fifty years later, we remain divided because of their festering effects.
- Encompassing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Consider all of the possibilities for positive global progress if we utilized nonviolence as the central value of our culture, encompassing our law enforcement and labor practices, which currently include people in numerous nations working for inhumane wages in unhealthy conditions.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
We must rediscover our faith in the future and join with one another to ensure that nonviolence is the prevalent choice for government, law enforcement, the non-profit sector, business, education, media, entertainment, arts, and for the global citizenry.
- Humanity
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Police departments across the nation must develop nonviolent 'rules of engagement,' so that they don't reflexively respond to suspected crimes with violence. This will require more in-depth training in the behavioral psychology of conflict resolution so police have tried-and-true techniques of preventing and de-escalating violence.
- Economically
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- Nov 07, 2020
In addition to a stronger focus on better training for law enforcement, America urgently needs programs to provide jobs and educational opportunities in economically depressed communities.
- Nation
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- Nov 07, 2020
We can put millions of America's idle young people to work helping to repair and restore America's deteriorating infrastructure, public utilities, and transportation systems. Nothing would revitalize the nation's sagging economy more than such a commitment.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
After acknowledging that most law enforcement personnel are fair-minded and do a difficult job, it only takes one exception to create a terrible tragedy.
- Better Place
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I had to do it all over again, would I want my dad here? I would say no. Our world is in a better place because our father gave his life.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I think about some of the policies that we make in this country, the policies are so self-driven.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
As you know, my father was for the inclusiveness and the betterment of society and the world. Certainly we recognize that there are diverse voices in our country, and people have the right of free speech. They have the right of choice, but again, it is our hope that when they choose, they choose to reflect those ideals that he taught us.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the most pressing issue in our community is probably a generational divide.
- Nov 07, 2020