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.
ROSA PARKSThere is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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