We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
JOHN LEWISIf 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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 don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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