When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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.
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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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Without prayer, without faith in the Almighty, the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings.
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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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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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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 cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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Every generation leaves behind a legacy. What that legacy will be is determined by the people of that generation. What legacy do you want to leave behind?
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I believe it is my obligation to tell the story of the civil rights movement to the next generation.
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We need some creative tension; people crying out for the things they want.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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Never lose your hope, be optimistic.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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