The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
JOHN LEWISSometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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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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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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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