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

John Lewis

We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
JOHN LEWIS

Build Conscience Country Soul
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Inspirational Success
I would say to a young person: continue to study. Study what is taking place in your community, in your neighborhood, maybe at your school.
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Community Neighbour Place School Study Young
The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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Democracy Instrument Non Violence Powerful Society Tool Vote
Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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Bird Civil Faith Movement Prayer Rights Wings
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
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
The vote controls everything that you do.
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Control Government One Liner Vote
When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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Equality Justice Truth
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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Precious Time Vote
The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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Music Play Reward
The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Accomodation Duty Government Reason State
People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
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Arrest Attempt Murder People Register Undersstand Vote
Every single vote is precious.
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One Liner Precious Vote
Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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