We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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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 think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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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.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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