Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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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I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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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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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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Why do you all push us around?
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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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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