There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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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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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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