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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.

John Lewis

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
Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
JOHN LEWIS

Non Violence Principle
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Arrest Attempt Murder People Register Undersstand Vote
The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Lesson Non Violence One Liner Universal
We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Country Family Unity
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice Patience Stop
I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
JOHN LEWIS

Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Freedom Racism Want
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
JOHN LEWIS

Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
JOHN LEWIS

Lifetime Struggle
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 LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Change Forget Happen Hope People
Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
JOHN LEWIS

Comix Music Sense Style
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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Country Hope Optimism Thinking Try
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
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWIS

Book Comic Reading

We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.

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