Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Knowing what must be done does away with fear.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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Whatever my individual desires were to be free, I was not alone. There were many others who felt the same way.
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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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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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I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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 would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free, so other people would be also free.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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I talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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The time had just come when I had been pushed as far as I could stand to be pushed.
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