If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
ROSA PARKSI would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Many 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.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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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 talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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There is no future without education.
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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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