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I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.

John Lewis

To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
JOHN LEWIS

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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Gorw Up Men Racism Sign White Women
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Justice Racism
We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
JOHN LEWIS

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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWIS

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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.
JOHN LEWIS

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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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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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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.
JOHN LEWIS

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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.
JOHN LEWIS

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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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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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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 would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.

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