The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
ROSA PARKSThere is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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Why do you all push us around?
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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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There is no future without education.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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