There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
ROSA PARKSThere were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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Many whites, even white Southerners told me that even though it may have seemed like the blacks were being freed (by my actions) they felt more free and at ease themselves. They thought that my action didn’t just free blacks but them, too.
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There is no future without education.
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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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I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must treat others in a way that we would want to be treated.
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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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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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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 was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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