Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWISSometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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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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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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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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