I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
ROSA PARKSI was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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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 learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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Since I have always been a strong believer in God, I knew that He was with me, and only He could get me through that next step.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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