We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
JOHN LEWISIt 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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