We must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISWe are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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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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