Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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 say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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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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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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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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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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