Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
JOHN LEWISFury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Music is a universal language.
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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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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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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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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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