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Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.

John Lewis

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
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Give Up Motivational Persistence Press Push
Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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Hope Lose One Liner Optimism
You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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Believe Consistence Hard Justice Motivational Success
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Comix Music Sense Style
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Government Home Vote Wrong
We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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Dignity Love Spirit
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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Division Happiness Hatred Home Ourselves Peace
There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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Action Movement Need Non Violence
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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Book Comic Reading
Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Business Faith Give Up Motivational Sports
Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
JOHN LEWIS

Path Teaching
Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Fury Pretty Quick
Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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Job Racism Vote Work
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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Determination Generation Inspirational Leaving Legacy People
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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Come Hope Injustice Mobilize Need People Speak Time Togetherness Unity

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