I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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 do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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