I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
ROSA PARKSI was a person with dignity and self-respect, and I should not set my sights lower than anybody else just because I was black.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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 will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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When I see the leadership roles black women are taking today I am very encouraged.
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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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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 work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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I think when you say you’re happy, you have everything that you need and everything that you want, and nothing more to wish for.
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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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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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There is no future without education.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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