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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.

Rosa Parks

Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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Defeat Nation Powerful Revolution Slogan Victory
Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Done Fear Women Empowerment
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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Concern Equality Freedom Justice People Person Prosperity
I want to be treated like a human being.
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Human One Liner Self Respect Treatment
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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Black Lives Matter Colour Facility Injustice
Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
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Continue Deed Life Live Memories Work
If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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Children Freedom Stand
All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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Business Dedication Home One Liner Try Work
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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Courtesy Kindness Respect Rule Treat
I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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Believe Hope Inspirational Life Optimism
I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Black Lives Matter Violence
My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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Business Concern Dedication Home Work
I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Consent Die Giving Ready Self Respect
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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Black Lives Matter Change Decide Human Prejudice Treatment
I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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Action Contradict Myself Person Truth
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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Civilization Exist Matter Right Survival

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