Violence Diminishes Our Humanity.

As An African American Child Growing Up In The Segregated South, I Was Told, One Way Or Another, Almost Every Day Of My Life, That I Wasn't As Good As A White Child.

An Evil Deed Is Not Redeemed By An Evil Deed In Retaliation.

Hate Is Too Great A Burden To Bear.

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.

I Appeal To Everyone Who Believes In Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream To Make Room At The Table Of Brother- And Sisterhood For Lesbian And Gay People.