The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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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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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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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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One person can change the world.
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Everyone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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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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