Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
JOHN LEWISIf you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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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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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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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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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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