Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
ROSA PARKSIf I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Since 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.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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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 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’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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There is no future without education.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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