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

Rosa Parks

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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Black Lives Matter Freedom
Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Hurt Ignorance One Liner Tired Treatment
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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Black Lives Matter Brotherhood Equality Feeling Hatred Life Live Love Prejudice Teaching
The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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Black Lives Matter Bus Injustice Realize World
Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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Courage Die Dreamss Freedom Inspirational Peace People Vision
Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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Citizenship Difference Human Privilege Race Religion Right
I believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
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Believe Earth Enjoyment Freedom Grow Up Place Planet World
I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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Change Energy Force Inspirational People Positive Young
I want to be treated like a human being.
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Human One Liner Self Respect Treatment
The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Believe Push Time
There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Business Dedication Hustle Stop Work Hard
It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Acceptance Injustice One Liner Protest
I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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Happiness Life Need
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
Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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Healing Hurt Life Place Scars Try
I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Diminish Done Fear Inspirational Learning Mind

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

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