I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
JOHN LEWISI think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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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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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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