Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWISWhen people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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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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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Music is a universal language.
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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 vote controls everything that you do.
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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWIS