The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
JOHN LEWIS
Sometimes 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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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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Even in the civil rights movement, there were so many unbelievable women. They never, ever received the credit that they should have received. They did all of the, and I cannot say it, they did all of the dirty work. Hard work.
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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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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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Segregation and racial discrimination were not in keeping with our faith, so we had to do something.
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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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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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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
JOHN LEWIS