I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWISThe lessons of nonviolence are universal.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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 would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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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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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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Races 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.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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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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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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