There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
ROSA PARKSEach person must live their life as a model for others.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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