The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the society.
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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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 think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
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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.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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By the force of our demands, our determination, and our numbers, we shall splinter the segregated South into a thousand pieces and put them together in the image of God and democracy
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Sensible people have got to work together.
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Every single vote is precious.
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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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If you see something that is not right, not fair, not just, you have a moral obligation to do something about it.
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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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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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Non violence as a way of life, a way of living, not simply as a technique or a tactic.
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You cannot be at home with something that you feel that is wrong, is not right.
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