You have to have hope. You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
JOHN LEWISWhen you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
More John Lewis Quotes
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We built a coalition of conscience, and that we can do it again, and we can go forward, and help redeem the soul of America.
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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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I met Rosa Parks when I was 17. I met Dr. [Martin Luther] King when I was 18. These two individuals inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble. So I got in good trouble, necessary trouble.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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To divide people based on race, a color, a religion, a sexual orientation, it’s just wrong.
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Not one of us can rest, be happy, be at home, be at peace with ourselves until we end hatred and division.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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We are one community, one family. Really, we are the American family.
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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 have to take the long hard look and just believe that if you’re consistent, you will succeed.
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The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
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You have to be optimistic just in keeping with the philosophy of non-violence.
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