Kids come into the world with clean hearts, fresh starts.
RUBY BRIDGESWe must absolutely take care of one another.
More Ruby Bridges Quotes
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We all have a common enemy, and it is evil.
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I believe it doesn’t do yourself any good to hate.
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You cannot look at a person and tell whether they’re good or bad.
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Racism is a form of hate. We pass it on to our young people. When we do that, we are robbing children of their innocence.
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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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Racism is a grown-up disease, and we should stop using our kids to spread it.
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A lot of my strength came from my upbringing.
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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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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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I think racism is something that is passed on and taught to our kids, and that’s a shame.
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We must absolutely take care of one another.
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I pray for my enemies, that God would forgive them.
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I felt like there was something I needed to do – speaking to kids and sharing my story with them and helping them understand racism has no place in the minds and hearts of children.
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I believe in my prayers.
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I was the first black child to desegregate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana in 1960.
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