Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will continue in others.
ROSA PARKSOur 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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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 was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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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 see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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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’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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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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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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