Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
ROSA PARKSRacial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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