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

John Lewis

We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Creative Cry People Racism
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?
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Determination Generation Inspirational Leaving Legacy People
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
Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Exercise Possible Struggle Suffering Vote
Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
JOHN LEWIS

Fall In Love Freedom Individual Love Person Race
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWIS

Blood Democracy Participate Process
Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
JOHN LEWIS

Cry Distance Emotional Feeling Happiness Progress
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Action Creation Freedom Generation Society
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
We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
JOHN LEWIS

Despair Faith Give Up Lost Progress Push Sea Work Hard
Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Business Faith Give Up Motivational Sports
We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Equality Fellow Human Treatment
Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Happiness Justice Process
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
Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
JOHN LEWIS

Non Violence Principle
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

Precious Time Vote

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

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