Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
JOHN LEWISYou have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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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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Don’t give up! Don’t give in! Keep the faith! And keep your eyes on the prize!
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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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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