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 PARKSMany 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.
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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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One person can change the world.
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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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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Nothing 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.
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There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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