The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWISI say from time to time that the vote is precious.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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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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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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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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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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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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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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Music is a universal language.
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