My mother had taught me that the only thing you could depend on was your faith, and I had that.
RUBY BRIDGESA lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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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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We stand United against Racism!
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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I want to inspire kids.
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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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We may not all be equally guilty. But we are all equally responsible for building a decent and just society.
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Evil looks like you and I. I know what evil looks like, and I know that it comes in all shades and colors.
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My mother and our pastor always said you have to pray for your enemies and people who do you wrong, and that’s what I did.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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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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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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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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Learn from these monuments, whether we like them or not, and put them in their context.
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