We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
JOHN LEWISThere should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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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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Fury spends itself pretty quickly when there’s no fury facing it.
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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
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I truly believe that one day we will get there, we will arrive. And if we do it right in America, maybe, just maybe, we can serve as a model for the rest of the world.
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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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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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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I say to people today, ‘You must be prepared if you believe in something. If you believe in something, you have to go for it. As individuals, we may not live to see the end.
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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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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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People will never, ever forget what happened and how it happened, and it is my hope that we are on our way to greater change.
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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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Give us a vote! Let us vote! We came here to do our job. We came here to work.
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