I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
ROSA PARKSIt is better to protest than to accept injustice.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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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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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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