God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
ROSA PARKSSince I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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Why do you all push us around?
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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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.
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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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There is no future without education.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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