Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWISI believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
More John Lewis Quotes
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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If 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.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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