I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Following the teaching of Gandhi and Thoreau, Dr. King, it set me on a path. And I never looked back.
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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