Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
JOHN LEWISI 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!
More John Lewis Quotes
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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 are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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We must be headlights and not taillights.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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When you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have to speak up. You have to say something; you have to do something.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
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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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