We must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISWhen you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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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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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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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 need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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