Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
JOHN LEWISBy the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
More John Lewis Quotes
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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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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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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Music is a universal language.
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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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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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You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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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.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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