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.
ROSA PARKSDifferences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I do the very best I can to look upon life with optimism and hope and looking forward to a better day.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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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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We will really be set back if people don’t take the time to learn about the candidates who are concerned about the well-being of all the citizens and vote.
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Everyone 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.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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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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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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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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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