Stand for something or you will fall for anything. Today’s mighty oak is yesterday’s nut that held its ground.
ROSA PARKSWithout vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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I don’t think well of people who are prejudiced against people because of race.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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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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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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Without vision, the people will perish, and without courage and inspiration, dreams will die – the dream of freedom and peace.
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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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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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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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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
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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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