I will always work for human rights for all people.
ROSA PARKSI believe we are here on the planet Earth to live, grow up and do what we can to make this world a better place for all people to enjoy freedom.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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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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It is better to protest than to accept injustice.
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If I can sit down for freedom, you can stand up for children.
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I paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
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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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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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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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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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It takes more than one person to bring about peace – it takes all of us.
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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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Have you ever been hurt and the place tries to heal a bit, and you just pull the scar off of it over and over again.
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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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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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All I was doing was trying to get home from work.
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