Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWISIn spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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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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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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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 must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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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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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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