I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
ROSA PARKSOur mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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 will always work for human rights for all people.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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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.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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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 takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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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