I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWISIt is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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.
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