I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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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Whites would accuse you of causing trouble when all you were doing was acting like a normal human being instead of cringing.
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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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No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.
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As long as there is unemployment, war, crime and all things that go to the infliction of man’s inhumanity to man, regardless – there is much to be done, and people need to work together.
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I was determined to achieve the total freedom that our history lessons.
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There is no future without education.
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Time begins the healing process of wounds cut deeply by oppression.
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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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I was ready to die but give my consent never. Never, never.
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There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still.
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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 paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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People need to free their minds of all racial prejudice.
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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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