The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
JOHN LEWISThere is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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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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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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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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It 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.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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