You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWISYoung people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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 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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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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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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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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