I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
ROSA PARKSI 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.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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There are restroom facilities for white ladies and colored women, white men and colored men. We stand outside after being served at the same ticket counter instead of sitting on the inside.
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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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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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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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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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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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