We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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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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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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You have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came together.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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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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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Music is a universal language.
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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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