If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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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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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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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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When the history of this country is written, when a final accounting is done, it is this small, quiet woman whose name will be remembered long after the names of senators and presidents have been forgotten.
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Our mistreatment was just not right, and I was tired of it.
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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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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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When people made up their minds that they wanted to be free and took action, then there was a change.
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