Nonviolence is one of those immutable principles that we cannot and must not deviate from.
JOHN LEWISNever lose your hope, be optimistic.
More John Lewis Quotes
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Young people can understand, and must understand, that we had success, we had failures, but we never gave up.
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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.
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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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We all need to be treated like fellow human beings.
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When people tell me nothing has changed, I say come walk in my shoes and I will show you change.
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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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Freedom is not a state; it is an act.
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Without our faith, we wouldn’t have been able to succeed.
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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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Reading the Martin Luther King story, that little comic book, set me on the path that I’m on today.
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We do not want our freedom gradually, but we want to be free now!
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Never become bitter, and in the process, be happy and just go for it.
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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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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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Hate is too big a burden to bear.
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