Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
JOHN LEWISWe must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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 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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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Too many of us still believe our differences define us.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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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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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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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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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.
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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