We must be headlights and not taillights.
JOHN LEWISThe scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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 need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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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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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 met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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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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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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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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