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.
ROSA PARKSI learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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There were times when it would have been easy to fall apart or to go in the opposite direction, but somehow I felt that if I took on more step, someone would come along to join me.
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You cannot always control the powers-that-be. You just have to have faith and stand by the things you believe in.
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One person can change the world.
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I had no idea that history was being made. I was just tired of giving up.
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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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I will always work for human rights for all people.
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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 talked and talked of everything I know about the white man’s inhuman treatment of the Negro.
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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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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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That was a difference between black slaves and white indentured servants. Black slaves were usually not allowed to keep their names, but were given new names by their owners.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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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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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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