It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
JOHN LEWISEven 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.
More John Lewis Quotes
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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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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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Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime.
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Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
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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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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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If you come together with a mission, and it’s grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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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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You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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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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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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It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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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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