Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWISWe cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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Every single vote is precious.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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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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.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWIS