You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
ROSA PARKSAn opportunity was being given to me to do what I had asked of others.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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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.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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