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Hate is too big a burden to bear.

John Lewis

You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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Afraid Believe Courage Speak
You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Hope Inspiratioanl Optimism
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
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
JOHN LEWIS

Against Dare Life Sail Thinking Wind
When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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Black Gorw Up Men Racism Sign White Women
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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Justice Moral Obligation Right
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Come Hope Injustice Mobilize Need People Speak Time Togetherness Unity
People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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Democracy Door Organize Participate People Process
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
JOHN LEWIS

Comix Music Sense Style
Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Act Civil Movement Obey Riot
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
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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Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
JOHN LEWIS

Civil Contribution Deal Movement Rights Story Women Women Empowerment
To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Black Lives Matter Colour Divide Orientation People Race Religion Wrong
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

Precious Time Vote
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Government Home Vote Wrong

Hate is too big a burden to bear.

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