If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
ROSA PARKSTime begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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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 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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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One person can change the world.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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