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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.

John Lewis

Hate is too big a burden to bear.
JOHN LEWIS

Black Lives Matter Burdem Hate
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Lifetime Soul Struggle
I believe that you see something that you want to get done, you cannot give up, and you cannot give in.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Done Give Up Inspirational Want
I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.
JOHN LEWIS

Against Dare Life Sail Thinking Wind
I say from time to time that the vote is precious.
JOHN LEWIS

Precious Time Vote
There is a need for a movement of non-violent direct action.
JOHN LEWIS

Action Movement Need Non Violence
I think all Americans should be hopeful, and try to be optimistic.
JOHN LEWIS

Country Hope Optimism Thinking Try
When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
JOHN LEWIS

Change People Shoes Show Struggle Walk
Music is a universal language.
JOHN LEWIS

Language Music One Liner Universal
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!
JOHN LEWIS

Believe College Prize School Teacher University
People should organize people to just turn up and participate in the democratic process. Knock on doors.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Door Organize Participate People Process
Peace cannot exist where justice is not served.
JOHN LEWIS

Existence Justice One Liner Peace Serve
Create a society at peace with itself, and lay down the burden of hate and division.
JOHN LEWIS

Burden Creation Division Hate Peace Society
You cannot give up – you have to be persistent and keep pushing, and press on.
JOHN LEWIS

Give Up Motivational Persistence Press Push
A democracy cannot thrive where power remains unchecked and justice is reserved for a select few.
JOHN LEWIS

Democracy Government Justice Power
We must do the work that justice and equality calls us to do.
JOHN LEWIS

Call Equality Justice Work
You have to go with your gut sometimes, and how you feel.
JOHN LEWIS

Feeling Gut Justice
You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.
JOHN LEWIS

Justice People Truth Uncomfortable
Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
JOHN LEWIS

Faith Inspirational Success
It is our responsibility to leave this planet cleaner and greener.
JOHN LEWIS

Clean Environment Green Leaving Nature Responsiblity
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.
JOHN LEWIS

Believe Consistence Give Up Hope Optimism Success
We will march with the spirit of love and with the spirit of dignity.
JOHN LEWIS

Dignity Love Spirit
I don’t have any extraordinary gifts. I’m just an average Joe who grew up very poor in rural Alabama.
JOHN LEWIS

Average Extraordinary Gift Grow Up Poor
Some of us gave a little blood for the right to participate in the democratic process.
JOHN LEWIS

Blood Democracy Participate Process
Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.
JOHN LEWIS

Action Creation Freedom Generation Society
You must be bold, brave, and courageous and find a way to get in the way.
JOHN LEWIS

Bold Brave Courage Finding Justice
In spite of all of the things, the issues, that we may be confronting today, I’m very hopeful, very optimistic about the future.
JOHN LEWIS

Comfortable Future Hope Issue Optimism Spite

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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