If you’re not hopeful and optimistic, then you just give up. You have to take that long hard look and just believe that if your consistent, you will succeed.
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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When growing up, I saw segregation. I saw racial discrimination. I saw those signs that said white men, colored men. White women, colored women. White waiting. And I didn’t like it.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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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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Races don’t fall in love, genders don’t fall in love: Individuals fall in love. We all should be free to marry the person that we love.
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I believe in freedom of speech, but I also believe that we have an obligation to condemn speech that is racist, bigoted, anti-Semitic, or hateful.
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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 think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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We must continue to go forward as one people, as brothers and sisters.
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You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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Say something. Have the courage. Have the backbone. Get in the way. Walk with the wind. It’s all going to work out.
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You cannot be afraid to speak up and speak out for what you believe. You have to have courage, raw courage.
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The vote controls everything that you do.
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You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
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