I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
ROSA PARKSThe time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Victory or defeat? It is the slogan of all-powerful militarism in every belligerent nation. And yet, what can victory bring to the proletariat?
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There is no future without education.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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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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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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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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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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One person can change the world.
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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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