People must understand that people were beaten, arrested, jailed, and some people were murdered, while attempting to register to vote, or to get others to register to vote.
JOHN LEWISYou cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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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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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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 become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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Too many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
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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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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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