Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
ROSA PARKSAs long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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An opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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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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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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As long as people use tactics to oppress or restrict other people from being free, there is work to be done.
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