Sometimes, I am also identified as a civil rights leader or a human rights activist. I would also like to be thought of as a complex, three-dimensional, flesh-and-blood human being with a rich storehouse of experiences, much like everyone else, yet unique in my own way, much like everyone else.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the complexity and individuality of human identity beyond labels.
Coretta Scott King reflects on the importance of recognizing individuals as multifaceted beings with diverse experiences, urging us to see beyond generalizations such as 'civil rights leader' or 'activist'. She highlights the uniqueness in every person's journey and the shared humanity that connects us all.
In practice
In a speech about diversity in the workplace, one might say, 'As Coretta Scott King once remarked, we are complex, three-dimensional beings and should value our unique experiences.'
I've always felt that homophobic attitudes and policies were unjust and unworthy of a free society and must be opposed by all Americans who believe in democracy. The civil rights movement thrives on unity and inclusion, not division and exclusion. My husband's struggle parallels that of the gay rights movement.
...We have an historic opportunity for a great global healing and renewal. If we will accept the challenge of nonviolent activism with faith, courage, and determination, we can bring this great vision of a world united in peace and harmony from a distant ideal into glowing reality.
I think if people really read Martin Luther King, Jr., then they would begin to understand what he really represented.
It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem.
People don't ever have to starve to death; there are solutions. We have failed if we can't eradicate hunger in Africa and Ethiopia.
I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation.
The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable.
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
From childhood I had never believed in permanence, and yet I had longed for it. Always I was afraid of losing happiness. This month, next year...death was the only absolute value in my world. Lose life and one would lose nothing again forever.
Ignorance of the law is no excuse in any country. If it were, the laws would lose their effect, because it can always be pretended.
I am unable to think of any critical, complex human activity that could be safely reduced to a simple summary equation.
This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war.
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