We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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I believe that teachers – whether in elementary schools, at the secondary level, or at colleges and universities – every teacher deserves the Nobel Peace Prize just for maintaining order in our schools!
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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.
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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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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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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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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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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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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