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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.

John Lewis

You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
JOHN LEWIS

Afraid Believe Courage Speak
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
JOHN LEWIS

Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
We will stand up for what is right, for what is fair and what is just. Health care is a right and not a privilege.
JOHN LEWIS

Care Health Privilege Right Stand
You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
JOHN LEWIS

Feeling Gut Justice
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Civil Credit Dirty Movement Receive Rights Unbelievable Women Work Hard
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

Precious Time Vote
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Individual Live People Preparation
Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
JOHN LEWIS

Necessary Trouble
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Against Dare Life Sail Thinking Wind
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
JOHN LEWIS

Demand Democracy Determination Force God Number Togetherness
You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Consistence Hard Justice Motivational Success
Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Inspirational Success
You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWIS

Hope Inspiratioanl Optimism
Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
JOHN LEWIS

Book Comic Reading
Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
JOHN LEWIS

Brother Continue People Sister Togetherness Unity

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