The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
ROSA PARKSKnowing what must be done does away with fear.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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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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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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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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