You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISRaces 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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