It’s a shame and a disgrace that so few people take part in the political process.
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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We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.
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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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There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
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It is my hope that people today will see that, in another time, in another period, when we saw the need for people to speak up, to organize, to mobilize, and to do something about injustice, we came 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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The vote controls everything that you do.
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Every single vote is precious.
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Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
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The reward for playing jazz is playing jazz.
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We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
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In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
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We cannot stop, and we will not and cannot be patient.
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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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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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
JOHN LEWIS






