I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
ROSA PARKSWhy do you all push us around?
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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 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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To bring about change, you must not be afraid to take the first step. We will fail when we fail to try.
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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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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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We didn’t have any civil rights. It was just a matter of survival, of existing from one day to the next.
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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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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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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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