Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
JOHN LEWISWithout prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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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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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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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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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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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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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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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.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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