Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
JOHN LEWISWe built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
More John Lewis Quotes
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I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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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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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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Music is a universal language.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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We never gave up. We didn’t get lost in a sea of despair. We kept the faith. We kept pushing and pulling. We kept marching. And we made some progress.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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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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You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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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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