The only way for prejudiced people to change is for them to decide for themselves that all human beings should be treated fairly.
ROSA PARKSI knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move.
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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I will no longer act on the outside in a way that contradicts the truth that I hold deeply inside. I will no longer act as if I were less than the whole person I know myself inwardly to be.
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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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There is just so much hurt, disappointment, and oppression one can take. The line between reason and madness grows thinner.
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Black women are very capable of leading our organizations. I believe that firmly.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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One person can change the world.
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There is no future without education.
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