I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
JOHN LEWISHate is too big a burden to bear.
More John Lewis Quotes
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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