Rioting is not a movement. It is not an act of civil disobedience.
JOHN LEWISToo many people struggled, suffered, and died to make it possible for every American to exercise their right to vote.
More John Lewis Quotes
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You have to be optimistic in order to continue to move forward.
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There’s nothing wrong with a little agitation for what’s right or what’s fair.
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A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
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Our struggle is a struggle to redeem the soul of America. It’s not a struggle that lasts for a few days, a few weeks, a few months, or a few years. It is the struggle of a lifetime, more than one lifetime.
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Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
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It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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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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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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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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We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.
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Voting is the most powerful nonviolent tool or instrument that we have in a democratic society. And we must use it.
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