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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.

John Lewis

The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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Determination Generation Inspirational Leaving Legacy People
When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Admit Forgiveness Mistake People Wrong
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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Despair Faith Give Up Lost Progress Push Sea Work Hard
I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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Arrive Believe Country Model Right True World
Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
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Action Creation Freedom Generation Society
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
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Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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Life Live Non Violence Tactics Technique
We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Help Justice Need People Speak
You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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Brave Capacity Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go Move On People
We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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Justice Patience Stop
You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Government Home Vote Wrong
To make it hard, to make it difficult almost impossible for people to cast a vote is not in keeping with the democratic process.
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Democracy Difficult Hard Impossible People Process Vote
I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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Believe Civil Generation Movement Obligation Rights Story
Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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Believe Black Lives Matter Difference
Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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Fury Pretty Quick

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