I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
ROSA PARKSAs long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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