The government, both state and federal, has a duty to be reasonable and accommodating.
JOHN LEWISToo many of us still believe our differences define us.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Sometimes I feel like crying, tears of happiness, tears of joy, to see the distance we’ve come and the progress we’ve made.
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When you make mistakes, when you’re wrong, you should admit you’re wrong and ask people to forgive you.
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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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I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
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I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
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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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The lessons of nonviolence are universal.
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Rosa Parks inspired me to find a way to get in the way, to get in trouble – good trouble, necessary trouble.
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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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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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Comics, in a sense, the style, the images – it’s almost like music.
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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 don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
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Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
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There should be a graphic novel dealing with the contribution of the women of the civil rights movement, to tell their story.
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