I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
ROSA PARKSEveryone living together in peace and harmony and love – that’s the goal that we seek, and I think that the more people there are who reach that state of mind, the better we will all be.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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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 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 have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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I had decided that I would not go anywhere with a piece of paper in my hand asking white folks for any favors. I had made that decision myself, as an individual.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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