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Rosa Parks was an American civil rights activist born on February 4, 1913, and died on October 24, 2005. She is best known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, an act that sparked the civil rights movement in the United States.

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Famous Rosa Parks Quotes

“I learned to put my trust in God and to see Him as my strength. Long ago I set my mind to be a free person and not to give in to fear. I always felt that it was my right to defend myself if I could. I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

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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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“There is work to do; that is why I cannot stop or sit still. As long as a child needs help, as long as people are not free, there will be work to do. As long as an elderly person is attacked or in need of support, there is work to do. As long as we have bigotry and crime, we have work to do.”

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Book:Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation

Source: Quiet Strength: The Faith, the Hope, and the Heart of a Woman who Changed a Nation

“It takes more than one person to bring about peace - it takes all of us.”

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“Each person must live their life as a model for others.”

“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 would like to be known as a person who is concerned about freedom and equality and justice and prosperity for all people.”

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“I had felt for a long time, that if I was ever told to get up so a white person could sit, that I would refuse to do so.”

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“One person can change the world.”

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About the Author

Born: February 4, 1913
Died: October 24, 2005
Known for: Activist
Quotes: 81

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