When I think about our babies today and them not being safe in school, I think that should be the next civil rights movement, you know, is to ban the assault weapons so that our babies can be safe.
RUBY BRIDGESEvil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Today and Everyday I stand against Injustice and in solidarity with our Asian, Asian-American & Pacific Islander Brothers and Sisters.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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