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.
Interpretation
Hunger is a solvable issue, and we fail as a society if we allow it to persist.
Coretta Scott King's quote emphasizes that hunger is not an inevitable condition but rather a problem that can be addressed with the right solutions. She highlights the moral responsibility to eradicate hunger, particularly in regions like Africa and Ethiopia, asserting that our collective failure to do so indicates a serious shortcoming in our societal values and priorities.
In practice
In a speech about social justice, one might say, 'As Coretta Scott King reminds us, we have failed if we can't eradicate hunger in Africa.'
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