I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
ROSA PARKSI would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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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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