Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWISYou have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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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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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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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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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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