Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
RUBY BRIDGESWe all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
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Evil isn’t prejudiced. It doesn’t care what you look like; it just wants a place to rest. It’s up to you whether you give it that place.
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The greatest lesson I learned that year in Mrs. Henry’s class was the lesson Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to teach us all: Never judge people by the color of their skin. God makes each of us unique in ways that go much deeper.
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Our elders said back then that if Black folks really wanted to see Change, they had to step up to the plate and do it themselves. Somebody has to be First. Will that be you?
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We have tolerance, respect, and equality in our written laws but not in the hearts of some of our people.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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I want to inspire kids.
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I do think that some people are born as old souls.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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I believe that we have to come together, and we have to rely on the goodness of each other.
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I wanted to use my experience to teach kids that racism has no place in hearts and minds.
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Bravery knows no age or gender.
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If you really think about it, if we begin to teach history exactly the way that it happened – good, bad, ugly, no matter what – I believe that we’re going to find that we are closer, more connected than we are apart.
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Love is Love. Better to Love than Hate!!!
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