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Rosa Parks Quote - 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.

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 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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Ache Giving Heart Seat Tired Work
Why do you all push us around?
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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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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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One person can change the world.
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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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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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Acceptance Injustice One Liner Protest
Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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Each person must live their life as a model for 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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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