I see the energy of young people as a real force for positive change.
ROSA PARKSI paid the same fare as others, and I felt violated. I was not going back.
More Rosa Parks Quotes
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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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Differences of race, nationality or religion should not be used to deny any human being citizenship rights or privileges.
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I want to be treated like a human being.
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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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What really matters is not whether we have problems, but how we go through them. We must keep going on to make it through whatever we are facing.
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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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People need to free their minds of racial prejudice and believe in equality for all and freedom regardless of race.
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If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.
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I would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.
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I believe there is only one race – the human race.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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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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Our freedom is threatened every time one of our young people is killed by another child, every time a person gets stopped and beaten by the police because of the color of their skin.
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I 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.
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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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