Coretta Quotes

We ask all those tens of thousands of people who stood in line to view the body of Coretta Scott King to march with us.

Mark Antony in his famous funeral oration in Shakespeare`s `Julius Caesar` says that he came not to praise Caesar, but to bury him. This week, at the funeral for the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, two of the speakers, Jimmy Carter and Rev. Joseph Lowery, might have opened their remarks by saying that they came not to bury Coretta Scott King, but to bash (President) Bush, which is exactly what they proceeded to do.

The world is better because of Coretta Scott King. She affected countless lives and her voice will be deeply missed, especially by those who carry on her incredible undertaking.

My friends in the Congress, I have known Coretta King since I went south during the civil rights movement as a lawyer. She was a vibrant, consistent, totally dedicated partner with her husband.