With continued prayer and an equally-determined commitment to action for needed anti-violence reforms, let us resolve to work toward a new era in which every American child and every adult are protected from the ravages of brutality, safe and secure in our homes and schools and communities.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of prayer and action in combating violence and ensuring safety for all individuals, especially children.
Bernice King's quote advocates for a combined approach of spiritual commitment through prayer and active participation in implementing anti-violence reforms. It calls for collective resolve to create a secure environment where every child and adult can live without fear of brutality, highlighting the need for both faith and tangible actions in addressing societal issues.
In practice
During a speech about community safety initiatives.
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.
We cannot afford to regard as normal the presence of injustice, inhumanity, and violence, including their verbal and cyber manifestations.
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.
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.
One person cannot be blamed for years of problems as it relates to race in America. This is something that has been with us since the founding of this nation. I mean, we were founded with slaves.
If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle, this world will become a better place, bringing us ever closer to the Beloved Community of which my father so often spoke.
Martial arts is not for hurting people, it's for protecting people.
My own feeling is that one should refuse to participate in any activity that implements American aggression - thus tax refusal, draft refusal, avoidance of work that can be used by the agencies of militarism and repression, all seem to me essential.
I am not afraid of being sued by white businessmen. In fact, I should welcome such a law suit.
Fortune is not on the side of the faint-hearted.
I trust that God wouldn't give me more than I can handle. I just wish he didn't have such faith in me.
Free men do not ask permission to bear arms
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