Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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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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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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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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