Hate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWISYou have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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