Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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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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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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