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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.

Ruby Bridges

I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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Born Myself Old Soul Thinking
That’s really what my work is all about – bringing kids together.
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Children Myself Togetherness
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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Care Evil Place Yourself
We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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Equality Heart People Respect Tolerance Writing
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.
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Myself Ourselves Place Thinking
We stand United against Racism!
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Oppression Race Unity
I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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Children Myself Ourselves Shame Thinking
Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
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Children Heart Start World
We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
RUBY BRIDGES

Equality Guilty Responsible
Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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Black Change Oppression Ourselves See Strength Yourself
My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Faith Mom Myself
When it comes to love, never be reckless with someone else’s heart.
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Heart Love
You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Appearance Bad Goodness Person Yourself
My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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Enemy Mom Myself Prayer Yourself
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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Appearance God Greatness Judgement Lesson Skin Teaching
Now that I’m a parent, I know that my parents were incredibly brave.
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Brave Myself Parents Present

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