When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
JOHN LEWIS
You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
More John Lewis Quotes
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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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Every single vote is precious.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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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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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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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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