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.
JOHN LEWISBy 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
More John Lewis Quotes
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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