We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
JOHN LEWISWe will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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.
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