As one whose husband and mother-in-law have died the victims of murder and assassination, I stand firmly and unequivocally opposed to the death penalty for those convicted of capital offenses... An evil deed is not redeemed by an evil deed of retaliation.

Coretta Scott King
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More Quotes By Coretta Scott King
  1. Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.

  2. There is a spirit and a need and a man at the beginning of every great human advance. Every one of these must be right for that particular moment in history or nothing happens.

  3. There comes a time when time itself is ready for a change.

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

  5. Segmentation was wrong when it was forced by white people, and I believe it is still wrong when it is requested by black people.

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