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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.

Rosa Parks

If you want to be respected for your actions, then your behavior must be above reproach. If our lives demonstrate that we are peaceful, humble, and trusted, this is recognized by 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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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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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.
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Racial pride and self-dignity were emphasized in my family and community.
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As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.
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Each person must live their life as a model for others.
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I did not get on the bus to get arrested. I got on the bus to go home.
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You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.
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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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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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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 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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The bus was among the first ways I realized there was a black world and a white world.
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I have spent over half my life teaching love and brotherhood, and I feel that it is better to continue to try to teach or live equality and love than it would be to have hatred or prejudice.
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God has always given me the strength to say what is right.
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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.

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My only concern was to get home after a hard day’s work.

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