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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.

John Lewis

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
JOHN LEWIS

Demand Democracy Determination Force God Number Togetherness
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice Patience Stop
You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
JOHN LEWIS

Brave Capacity Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go Move On People
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

Democracy Difficult Hard Impossible People Process Vote
Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS

Necessary Trouble
Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Inspirational Success
If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Consistence Give Up Hope Optimism Success
Music is a universal language.
JOHN LEWIS

Language Music One Liner Universal
We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Country Family Unity
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

Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
JOHN LEWIS

Dignity Love Spirit
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Individual Trouble
Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Black Lives Matter Difference
Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
JOHN LEWIS

Job Racism Vote Work
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Help Justice Need People Speak
Every single vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

One Liner Precious Vote

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