The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
JOHN LEWISI 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!
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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