There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
ROSA PARKSTime begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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.
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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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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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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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