I am convinced that the women of the world, united without any regard for national or racial dimensions, can become a most powerful force for international peace and brotherhood.
Interpretation
Women's unity can significantly contribute to global peace and harmony.
Coretta Scott King emphasizes the importance of women coming together, transcending borders and differences, to create a formidable force for promoting peace and understanding among nations. She believes that when women unite, they have the power to challenge conflicts and foster a spirit of brotherhood, leading to transformative changes in society.
In practice
During a women's conference to promote global cooperation, this quote can inspire action.
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.
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.
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 speak of peace, therefore, as the necessary rational end of rational men. I realize the pursuit of peace is not as dramatic as the pursuit of war... But we have no more urgent task.
We're saying this to both countries: We want a two-state solution. We want a Jewish state of Israel and alongside an independent Palestinian state. Unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause, and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because as we both say, time is of the essence.
I never thought that the child who was a famous symbol of war would one day be invited to become a symbol of peace.
No more wars, no more bloodshed. Peace unto you. Shalom, salaam, forever.
And is not peace, in the last analysis, basically a matter of human rights -- the right to live out our lives without fear of devastation β the right to breathe air as nature provided it -- the right of future generations to a healthy existence?" (John F. Kennedy, June 10, 1963, American University speech)
Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.
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