Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWIS
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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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 say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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.
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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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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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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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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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