Sensible people have got to work together.
JOHN LEWISThere is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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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.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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