As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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One person can change the world.
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There is no future without education.
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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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