You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
ROSA PARKSNothing 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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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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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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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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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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