Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWISEven 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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 must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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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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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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