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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.

John Lewis

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.
JOHN LEWIS

Arrive Believe Country Model Right True World
Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWIS

Fury Pretty Quick
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?
JOHN LEWIS

Determination Generation Inspirational Leaving Legacy People
Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
JOHN LEWIS

Job Racism Vote Work
Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Justice Racism
I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Done Give Up Inspirational Want
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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Precious Time Vote
The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
JOHN LEWIS

Accomodation Duty Government Reason State
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
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
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Care Health Privilege Right Stand
The vote controls everything that you do.
JOHN LEWIS

Control Government One Liner Vote
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 you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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Comfortable Future Hope Issue Optimism Spite
It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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Disgarce People Politics Process Shame

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