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?
JOHN LEWISWe are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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 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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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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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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 believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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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