There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWISThe vote controls everything that you do.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press 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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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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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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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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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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