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.
ROSA PARKSI did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by others.
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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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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 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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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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’m tired of being treated like a second-class citizen.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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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 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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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 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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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One person can change the world.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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