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.
JOHN LEWISHate is too big a burden to bear.
More John Lewis Quotes
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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