I was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
ROSA PARKSWhatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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 did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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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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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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