I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
ROSA PARKSI talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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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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Why do you all push us around?
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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